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Should I install a grounded plug on my old Butler Real Tube pedal???

Discussion in 'The Stomp Box' started by E5RSY, Apr 29, 2020.

  1. Apr 29, 2020 #1
    E5RSY

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    Thoughts?

    Also, why didn't it have one to begin with?

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    Peegoo

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    It may not have one because it's double insulated.

    But a three-wire mains cable is cheap insurance. Get your hands on the schematic for it (if you can) before you crack it open. And mind the polarity!
     
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    E5RSY

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    Perhaps true. I'll have to look.

    Also strangely, the 2-prong plug is not polarity-specific...it'll run regardless of which one is on the right or left.
     
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    Peegoo

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    That makes it even more dangerous--especially when your face is close to a microphone.
     
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    E5RSY

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    Hard to believe. I mean, this pedal was not Butler's first rodeo.
     
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    bradpdx

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    The 2-wire plug allows them to design a power supply with no ground reference - it gets that from the connected amp. A 3-prong plug might introduce a ground loop.


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