grounded plugs

[danglybanger]

with one more prong than two.

apparently my amp needs one, or else I'll die!

Everyone tells me to take it to a tech, but I'm really too horribly cheap for that.

Exactly how do I go about doing this myself? What makes it a job only a tech can do? Does the fact that I have to ask how mean I shouldn't?

 

[Stratman]

Re: grounded plugs

Only American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Micronesia, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Okinawa, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Taiwan, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.& British), Yemen use the "TYPE A" plug

Only USA and CANADA use 2 cycle electrical sources. All other countries use 1 cycle.

So if you are traveling overseas in Europe, and most parts of Asia, you will need one of two plugs - Two Prong or Three Bar type plugs.

---

Responding to your question, get that amp fixed so that the chassis is properly grounded - it should cost you about $50 (US)

 

[WhoFan]

Re: grounded plugs

i replaced the cord on my 65 Deluxe amp myself... someone before i bought it had used a cheap dollar store white lamp cord as a replacement plug before i got the amp... after getting some instructions for a local tech, i took it apart carefully and wired the 2 wires to the right places and the green Ground wire had an EYE on the end of it.... so i un-bolted the transformer and slipped the eye over the screw and tightened it up.... later on i had to send it in for repairs anyways and had him double check it for safety.

 

[Rich_S]

Re: grounded plugs

WhoFan's got the basic idea. It's easy enough that you might as well do it. Better that than wait for a tech and keep playing it ungrounded.

If you want, post pics of the guts and I'll talk you through it.