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Message started by joncar on 02/14/12 at 04:37:38

Title: Output transformer grounding
Post by joncar on 02/14/12 at 04:37:38

I have read that it is advisable for safety reasons to ground an output transformer's secondary ground. I have a Zen 83c that works beautifully and is not grounded in this way as far as I can tell. Could anyone clarify this for me please. My understanding is that if the primary and secondary short, the full b+ appears on the secondary leads.

Title: Re: Output transformer grounding
Post by Brett on 02/16/12 at 04:19:59

Good question. I remember reading that Steve was able to lift the ground of the secondary and realized a large improvement.

Title: Re: Output transformer grounding
Post by joncar on 02/16/12 at 04:38:34

Thank you for your reply.
I should mention that in my post, I referred to owning an 83C--I meant 84C.
I hope we will get some more input about this. It sounds like it has performance implications as well as safety.