In article , Brian Gaff
wrote:
I have a Rogers Cadet here, and the mains through connectors are lethal.
I don't know how they got away with them at the time. Brian

Back then there was a tendency to assume people buying serious hifi kit
would have a clue about such matters. Particularly when many units could be
bought without any case, thus exposing high voltages (in safety terms). The
makers assumed the buyer was an adult who would take responsibility to
deploying and using safely.

It was also common for either the pre or power amp to be mains powered
from the other via an 'umbilical' of some kind. Also why then it was common
to include circuit diagrams, etc.

Different world.

Jim

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