On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:18:48 -0500, " Uncle Peter"
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If the radio has bypass caps on the line to chassis, and many do, you can
develop sixty or so volts AC from chassis to ground because the two
caps form a voltage divider. Measure the DC resistance between each
of the power lugs to the chassis, you should see infinite resistance.
Don't relay on the coax shell to provide a safety ground, you're only going
to end up getting knocked on your butt repeatedly when working on the
rig. The best bet is a three wire cord with safety ground.

Yup, as I said when in the earlier post where my FT101B tried to kill
me with a bare copper wire tied to a ground rod.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Pete

Roger