I definitely want to see it in operation. I’ll fire up the counter timer too! M
On Sun, May 12, 2019 at 16:27 Mac Doktor <themacdok...@gmail.com> wrote: > I promised a picture... > > On May 9, 2019, at 4:33 PM, Mac Doktor <themacdok...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a Systron Donner frequency counter with an integral cord that's > 120V only. Some idiot chopped the ground pin off. With it plugged in and > turned OFF I can feel a tingle when I touch the case. I measure 54V RMS > from the case to ground. > > I asked a friend who's an EE about it and he told me that the EMI > filtering contains resistors from both hot and neutral to ground. In his > words, "Put a damn grounded plug on it!" I installed a new grounded plug > and the tingle is gone. Zero volts from case to ground. > > I'll post some pictures of it later. > > > And here it is: > > > > Up next: video of the counter in operation. > > > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH > "The Mac Doctor" > > "If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes."—Roy Batty, *Blade > Runner* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/E4855182-33AC-421A-B802-EDC69D2620CD%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/E4855182-33AC-421A-B802-EDC69D2620CD%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- mcvei...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAKYv7NTRaGCEjQ%2BC1ZUKVZETLU3WPWLz9fXx%2BAA%2BLZZruXdGQA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.