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<blockquote data-quote="T_G" data-source="post: 85814" data-attributes="member: 175083"><p>Hi John</p><p></p><p>I did mention in my guide that grounding a box or any electrical "thing" which has a metal box can never be a bad thing.</p><p></p><p>There are a few ways: The ugly way would indeed be that you take a wire from the box to your radiator. Your wife will love you every time she sees it or trips over it <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> The more elegant way would be to open up the box, and replace the original 2 wire cable with a 3 wire cable and earth it through the socket. Looks better as well, but may be an issue with warranty. </p><p>So the compromise would be to add a single earth wire from the box, and tie it together with your normal cable with caple ties or sticky tape and earth it inside a new plug. </p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="font-size: 15px">Big Idiot Warning: Make sure you know what you are doing, don't play around with 220 AC cables/plugs/wires as the consequences can be fatal!!!!! If not sure go to an electrician and have him do it!!</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p>But really: I would have thought that if there was an issue with Dreamboxes and earthing they would have done something about it ages ago. I am not convinced the problems that people had is because of missing earth. </p><p>Mine is not earthed.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T_G, post: 85814, member: 175083"] Hi John I did mention in my guide that grounding a box or any electrical "thing" which has a metal box can never be a bad thing. There are a few ways: The ugly way would indeed be that you take a wire from the box to your radiator. Your wife will love you every time she sees it or trips over it :) The more elegant way would be to open up the box, and replace the original 2 wire cable with a 3 wire cable and earth it through the socket. Looks better as well, but may be an issue with warranty. So the compromise would be to add a single earth wire from the box, and tie it together with your normal cable with caple ties or sticky tape and earth it inside a new plug. [B][COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=4]Big Idiot Warning: Make sure you know what you are doing, don't play around with 220 AC cables/plugs/wires as the consequences can be fatal!!!!! If not sure go to an electrician and have him do it!![/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] But really: I would have thought that if there was an issue with Dreamboxes and earthing they would have done something about it ages ago. I am not convinced the problems that people had is because of missing earth. Mine is not earthed..... [/QUOTE]
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