[Elecraft] [OT] Grounding negative side of power supply?

Joe Planisky jplan at jeffnet.org
Wed Jan 20 21:47:08 EST 2010


Correct, and I agree that the power supply chassis should be connected  
to the AC (mains) safety ground.  But that wasn't the situation I was  
asking about.  I was asking whether the negative side of the DC output  
should be connected to the chassis.

73
--
Joe KB8AP

On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:57 PM, David Woolley (E.L) wrote:

>
> Unless the power supply is a Class II double insulated device and  
> there are no connections from any of your equipment to true ground,  
> it is essential that all its exposed metal work is bonded to the  
> mains ground with a connection that is very low impedance at mains  
> frequency and capable of carrying the full rated current of the  
> nearest fuse.



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