Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!ucla-cs!rutgers!galaxy.rutgers.edu!argus!ken From: ken@argus.UUCP (Kenneth Ng) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Need monster power supply. Message-ID: <1636@argus.UUCP> Date: 20 Mar 90 19:27:57 GMT References: Organization: NJ Instit. of Tech: TEIES Project Lines: 16 In article , cl2n+@andrew.cmu.edu (Christopher Fleming Lane) writes: : Would going straight from the wall without the : transformer be a really dumb idea? If you can avoid it, I'd recommend the transformer. I've never been thrilled with the idea of hot grounds/frames. And if you ever connect it to something that is grounded, or if you touch something that is hot frame and a ground, you can have some significant current flow. -- Kenneth Ng: Post office: NJIT - CCCC, Newark New Jersey 07102 uucp !andromeda!galaxy!argus!ken *** NOT ken@bellcore.uucp *** bitnet(prefered) ken@orion.bitnet or ken@orion.njit.edu