RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt

Posted by jea48 (A) on October 29, 2016 at 21:21:35

In Reply to: RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt posted by JURB on October 29, 2016 at 11:21:45:

That cap should not be of a high enough value to deliver a lethal electric shock. It is there to reduce AC noise between the chassis and ground,

Ground? What ground? Do you mean the neutral conductor, (The Grounded Conductor)? The User has a 50/50 chance of plugging in the two wire non polarized plug and getting it right.

http://vintagefenderamprepair.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Super-Amp-5B4-Schematic.pdf

So a .05mfd 600V condenser, capacitor, will not pass enough AC current if it was connected to the HOT 120V (Ungrounded Conductor)if a person touched the chassis and an earth ground at the same time, for the person to receive an electrical shock? Will it pass 100ma of current? That's enough to kill.
Above 5ma can cause pain.

I noticed not all guitar amps used the cap on the mains wiring. How does the noise theory work then?

http://www.valcoamp.com/download/gibson-amps/br6f.gif

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This old tube radio could definitely prove deadly if the chassis was touched while contacting a grounded object at the same time.

http://www.wa2ise.com/aa5oct.jpg

The only thing that protects the user is the insulated wood or plastic case/cabinet and the plastic knobs.

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Topic - What's the purpose of the capacitor on the AC mains line to chassis for? - jea48 11:37:50 10/27/16 (20)

not to hurt you - djk 15:46:47 11/01/16 (2)

RE: not to hurt you - jea48 11:23:22 11/02/16 (1)

RE: not to hurt you - triamp 01:20:11 11/07/16 (0)

That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - viridian 20:46:17 10/28/16 (10)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - JURB 11:21:45 10/29/16 (9)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - jea48 21:21:35 10/29/16 (7)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - John Elison 06:11:59 10/30/16 (6)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - jea48 08:24:24 10/30/16 (5)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - John Elison 10:41:54 10/30/16 (4)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - Dave_K 05:19:03 11/01/16 (0)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - jea48 11:26:39 10/30/16 (2)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - John Elison 11:54:15 10/30/16 (1)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - jea48 15:57:12 10/30/16 (0)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - John Elison 15:27:57 10/29/16 (0)

I just rewire and remove the cap - FenderLover 22:02:55 10/27/16 (0)

The chassis won't be hot. - Ralph 13:45:04 10/27/16 (0)

Here is one shown ahead of the fuse. - jea48 11:40:57 10/27/16 (3)

"Ground Switch" - G Squared 13:55:33 10/27/16 (2)

RE: "Ground Switch" - Blackdog 20:22:57 10/27/16 (1)

RE: "Ground Switch" - jea48 08:19:40 10/28/16 (0)

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RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - jea48 21:21:35 10/29/16 (7)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - John Elison 06:11:59 10/30/16 (6)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - jea48 08:24:24 10/30/16 (5)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - John Elison 10:41:54 10/30/16 (4)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - Dave_K 05:19:03 11/01/16 (0)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - jea48 11:26:39 10/30/16 (2)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - John Elison 11:54:15 10/30/16 (1)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt - jea48 15:57:12 10/30/16 (0)

RE: That's the, aptly named, death cap. Nt

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