I believe RS has to take the supply back and rewire or fix it. It sounds like an easy thing to do...just reverse the neutral and safety ground as the plug enters the supply.
If I had a number of these I would take back to RS and have them do it. They should put a label on it stating the mod had been done. I wonder if there are any charges such as return shipping charges. Although one can say if your outlet is wire correctly there would not be a problem. This is true, but with the millions of outlets in the world and maybe one in your own home you have not yet tried with the RS supply I would definitly want it wired correctly. I wonder how this happened. I am sure the supply is UL listed (no such thing as US approved) so looks like something got over looked or a change occured at RS manufacturing. In the US the safety ground and neutral both go back to the same place in the power panel (fuse box). Most of the time both are insulated with different color wires and often the neutral is a size larger wire (not allowed with new code), but with the RS supply this wire size would not be a problem. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Gary Glaenzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/07/05 Sat AM 08:21:43 EDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due >toElectrocution and Fire Hazards > >I must have a half-dozen of >these http://www.mytoolstore.com/ideal/ide05-08.html true, they will NOT show >ground/neutral reversal, but if your panel is wired correctly, that's a >non-issue ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Oliver To: >Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:30 PM >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due >toElectrocution and Fire Hazards > > > >> >> The inspector I used checked every outlet in the house, & found one in >the >> garage that had line & neutral reversed. It is tagged as such, & is now >> only used with fully insulated loads such as Christmas lights. >> >> Bob NO6B > >My brother lived in a house with two wire plugs he changed to three wire >plugs. He just jumpered the neutral and ground together on the plugs. > >It fooled the inspector with the little plug in light up gizmo. > >I highly recomend one of these to anyone working around electricity. >http://us.fluke.com/usen/products/Fluke+VoltAlert.htm?catalog_name=FlukeUnit >edStates > >Best $20.00 I spent. > >tom n8ie > >No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.135 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1533 - Release Date: 7/3/2008 7:19 >PM > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
