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  • Installing 3 prong on Italian 220V amp

    Looking for some guidance here. This 220V beast of an amp has a step up transformer bolted to the bottom of the cab, but only a 2 prong for 120V to get to the primaries.
    Where do I ground the new green wire, is it as simple as running a loooong wire up to the chassis of the amp, as usual?
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    here's the plug for the secondaries of the step up to the 220v xformer in the chassis

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      Looking dangerous! Click image for larger version

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      If you are going to do it, do it properly and use 3 pin connectors with an earthing point.
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      • #4
        Yea, I was thinking the same, this is how it came to me.

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        • #5
          Safety grounding must comprise amp chassis as well as the step-up transformer core /brackets.

          Make sure no one can touch the transformer terminals. Electrical tape is not safe enough.
          Install a strain relief for the power cable.

          A self-contained step-up transformer would be a better/safer solution.
          An exposed "PT" without endbells is not safe.
          Last edited by Helmholtz; 02-19-2023, 10:37 PM.
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