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Re: Available information....

I certainly don't dispute one's choice to pay another for their intellectual capital. Pecieved value is subjective call, and as adults, we should be able to make our own choices.
But I do have a question with regards to the Electraglide Power Cables. When one purchases a powercord with a 115v NEMA 3 prong plug and associated IEC connector, one naturally assumes those ground connections are in effect. I routinely check all 3 circuts with an ohmmeter. (and keep my only miswired H-N cord for checking lowest enclosure potential) And I know many audiophiles who routinely float their grounds, for sonic and noise reasons.
But I've not seen the lack of ground connection disclosed on the Electraglide website or in any reviews. Now it would be simple to provide such a connection with a single external wire longer than the H-N assembly and quick diconnect terminals. My questions are this -

Is the lack of ground connection known to the consumers?
Given the potential dangers of the missing assumed ground connection, isn't it a requisite responsibility of the manufacturer to disclose this fact?

There may well be valid technical and sonic reasons for this lack of grounding, but to discover this fact only after someone had surgically examined it is quite disconcerting.

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