Replace the Mains cable

[Ryssen]

I have a Pioneer cd player that I´m going to replace the Mains cable on,but it is not a grounded cable what if I use a 3-wire cable
and connect the earth to chassie,will there be Improvements or
not?

 

[wintermute]

Danger....

Be very carefull. If the unit is double insulated, connecting an earth could be dangerous. Also could possibly cause eath loop problems.

Tony.

 

[Jax]

Re: Danger....

Be very carefull. If the unit is double insulated, connecting an earth could be dangerous.

Could you explain how this could be dangerous?

Connecting the green/yellow lead to the chassis is not a problem from a safety point of view. You could get problems with hum from groundloops though.

You could also just leave the green/yellow lead unconnected.

(The protective earth lead is always of green/yellow colour in Sweden)

 

[wintermute]

Was thinking more along the lines of Live chassis TV sets, although I don't know of any audio equipment that uses a live chassis, I wouldn't rule out the possibility!

But yeah chances are slim that it would be a saftey issue, although I think groundloops would be a real possibilty.

Tony.