D.M. Procida wrote:

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If you read uk.d-i-y, you may have seen a thread ("This appliance must
be earthed") about Dutch mains sockets, which are often unearthed.

If I plug a Cyrus 1 amplifier (which has an extremely metal case and a
stern label saying "This appliance must be earthed") into an unearthed
socket, do I risk death by electrocution, or worse, poorer sound
quality?


** The former, poor sound is also an alternative.

FFS a "safety ground" is there for the bloody obvious reason that it prevents exposed metalwork becoming live in case of a fault inside the equipment OR some connected piece of gear has a live chassis due to an internal fault OR wrong mains plug wiring.



..... Phil




..... Phil