How can you tell if your power supply is grounded or grounded...?

Also, what equipment (protectors and such) should be used to prevent this
from happening...?

Peace // D

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From: "PANTHER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: ground vs. ungrounded power?


> Holy crud yes there is a risk of wrecking your equipment if you get one
bad
> power surge/pop that gets through your lineconditioner and has no where to
> go (b/c ground is absent) but out through your gear (it's worse if you
only
> use surgeprotectors, -everything- in our studio runs off lineconditioned
> ups'd power, (IT guy talking here))....never have computers or anything
like
> like that ungrounded....it'll work fine, but it's only a matter of time
> before your rig gets popped...
>
> maybe try to find a socket in another room and use an extension cord?
>
> peace
> -LOS
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> From: "alpher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 8:25 PM
> Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: ground vs. ungrounded power?
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>
> > If some of your equipment requires a ground then there may be a risk of
> > electrocution if it is not grounded and there is a malfunction.
> >
> > al
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Trust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 29 January 2002 03:57
> > To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List
> > Subject: [dnb-prod] ground vs. ungrounded power?
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> > Do to an abrupt changing in living situation i am being forced to
> > temporarily set up my studio in a room that has no grounded (3 prong)
> > electrical outlets.  It's easy enough to hook up a couple of 3 -> 2
> > prong
> > adaptors, but is this a bad idea?  Obviously doing so bypasses the
> > grounding, but does this pose any sort of problem or threat to my gear?
> > I
> > would guess thay noise would be an issue, but that is temporarily
> > acceptable - is there any potential of physical threat to my gear?
> >
> > thanks,
> > trust
> >
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