Tweakers' Asylum

Tweaks for systems, rooms and Do It Yourself (DIY) help. FAQ.

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

RE: Why would reversing AC leads reduce hum in a component?

Posted by Ryelands on February 11, 2017 at 18:56:32:
You're talking nonsense about the UK system and its 3-pin plugs. No point in pursuing either it or what is meant by "double insulated". I'm sure you're right about US practice.

Whatever, I trust we can agree that the use of "cheater" plugs and the like to reverse the polarity of transformer primary windings is unacceptable other than as a temporary measure in competent hands. To suggest otherwise in a hobbyist forum is, well, ill advised.

D