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Grounding metal control panels

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JoyMonkey:
To avoid electrocuting my friends, should I ground my metal control panels?
If so, is this the correct method of wiring it:

SirPeale:
Yes.

JoyMonkey:
Thought so. None of my friends like electrocution, oddly enough.

Actually, my monitor uses a 3 prong plug, so I don't think it's AS dangerous as having a 2 prong ungrounded monitor. But still, better safe than sorry, eh?

APFelon:
I have a story for you that you might enjoy.

When I was a rookie tech, I was rewiring a Street Fighter II's AC on location at the Minneapolis Airport. I wired the ground to the field ground thinking "what's the difference?"

Well, the wall plug had taken some abuse and was missing the field ground prong. Whenever anyone tried playing the game, they received mild electrical shocks through the CP. It was like this for a week before someone called the shop to complain about the machine "biting" them.

I repaired it and explained what happened to my boss. He looked at me for a second and just shook his head.

Today I think it's kind of funny. But I used to be extremely... uh, "anal" I guess I could call it about my job, as I was trying to "prove myself" because of my inexperience. What a stupid, stupid mistake. Hah.

APf

RayB:
APFelon,
Are you saying that what's been said above is wrong, or not?

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