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Title: what did YOU do with that green ground wire on your happs t-ball?
Post by: s8n on February 10, 2003, 01:21:00 am

just wondering what im supposed to do with it. ???

Title: Re:what did YOU do with that green ground wire on your happs t-ball?
Post by: Tehrasha on February 10, 2003, 01:46:35 am

I put it under one of the star-nuts that holds the metal plate which is also wired to the common ground of the entire cabinet.

Title: Re:what did YOU do with that green ground wire on your happs t-ball?
Post by: CCM on February 10, 2003, 11:54:23 am

I didn't do anything with it.... it's just hanging loose in my CP box.  I've had it like that for a few months with no problems.

Title: Re:what did YOU do with that green ground wire on your happs t-ball?
Post by: wee beastie on February 10, 2003, 02:51:16 pm

The ground wire is there for a reason.  If I were you, I'd connect it to the ground on your power supply.  Or to the PS metal housing as that should be grounded

Title: Re:what did YOU do with that green ground wire on your happs t-ball?
Post by: Brax on February 10, 2003, 03:00:36 pm

I attached it to the +12v on my computer's power supply. Kinda smells like incense...........




KIDDING!  ;) DON'T do it!

Title: Re:what did YOU do with that green ground wire on your happs t-ball?
Post by: CM on February 10, 2003, 04:59:20 pm

I thought it went to 110  :o

Just kidding as well!  Don't do that either


Seriously,  its been awhile since I hooked mine up, but I think its there to ground out static that can build up on the ball.   I play Marble-Madness on dry days with fuzzy-slippers after playing with my Van DeGraaf generator .. so I grounded mine.  :)

Title: Re:what did YOU do with that green ground wire on your happs t-ball?
Post by: rampy on February 10, 2003, 05:09:15 pm

Quote from: CM on February 10, 2003, 04:59:20 pm

Seriously,  its been awhile since I hooked mine up, but I think its there to ground out static that can build up on the ball.   I play Marble-Madness on dry days with fuzzy-slippers after playing with my Van DeGraaf generator .. so I grounded mine.  :)

that's funny as hell... thanks =)  maybe run a de-humidifier with that as well to make sure it's extra-dry... maybe drink some gin while you are at it too)

rampy