Re: hot scope leads?


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! Never connect the ground side of a scope _mains_ lead to anything....

Andre Schmeets


** This sounds like * VERY BAD * advice.

A non-grounded scope is a *lethal weapon* sitting on your bench.


We have lots of similarly lethal weapons all over our benches,



** Who is this " we " - white man ????

I don't - nor does *any* tech I know.



for the
most part, so I'm not fundamentally opposed to isolating ground to a
scope when done wisely and safely.


** There is no possible way to do that.

Floating an earthed scope is Dead, Bloody Dangerous !!!!!

It is essential that the metal case and BNC connectors etc remain at ground
potential & so cannot become a source of lethal voltage.






........ Phil



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