wuzzzer Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Long story short, the sale of our house fell through and we won't be able to move for a very long time. We had already sold/gave away the furniture in our basement where our theater was located. So, we decided to move everything to our main floor living room. The outlets in our main floor living room are two-prong polarized outlets. I still wanted to use my APC conditioner mainly to be able to plug everything into the outlet behind the TV. I installed a cheater plug in the outlet and have my APC plugged into it. None of the devices I have plugged into the APC (HDTV, PS3 and Wii) have 3-prong cords, they're all 2 prong polarized. Is there anything that could happen using a cheater plug in this instance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Assuming you have metal (as opposed to plastic) outlet boxes, and assuming that the boxes are grounded through the Romex or BX cable, and you connected the green ground wire from the cheater plug to the screw which holds the outlet plate to the box (with a good electrical connection) there should be no concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 24, 2011 Moderators Share Posted July 24, 2011 Free shock therapy, it's not really bad, kind of like drinking an energy drink. [li] I would do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Free shock therapy, it's not really bad, kind of like drinking an energy drink. That explains many things...... LOL!!!!! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 25, 2011 Moderators Share Posted July 25, 2011 That explains many things...... LOL!!!!! But not all of them. [:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Slammin Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Many of us use cheater plugs. I live in a 40yo house so I put in a GFI outlet where my line conditioner plugs in. I'm still kicking. tc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Every 3-prong component in my 3 two ch systems, plus my PC work station, plus my Sat TV setup............all on cheater plugs, about 16 of them. My whole basement is on GFI outlets...........and I only got zapped twice so far. Both times by a Behringer component (2496DCX). Touch that one, plus any other one and bingo! To make sure that I am safe I usually keep a beer in one hand..........and try to use the remote controls whenever possible. But I don't have any humm, and just a tiny hiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Thanks everyone! I didn't think it would pose any problems but I wanted to make sure. I'm really enjoying having my speakers in their new room. Its a more open, more lively room than the basement room they were in before. The Fortes sound superb in it! Plus, our entire main floor is oak hardwood floors and the speakers match the wood almost perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 27, 2011 Moderators Share Posted July 27, 2011 To make sure that I am safe I usually keep a beer in one hand..........and try to use the remote controls whenever possible. That advice is good for a wide variety of problems. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 27, 2011 Moderators Share Posted July 27, 2011 I'm really enjoying having my speakers in their new room. Its a more open, more lively room than the basement room they were in before. The Fortes sound superb in it! Plus, our entire main floor is oak hardwood floors and the speakers match the wood almost perfect. Great [H] , don't ya just love it when something just works out right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'll use a cheater to solve a specific problem, but I have this silly lifewish that would force me to pay an electrican a $100 to come in and check the wiring and update the old 2 prong outlets to at least a decent industrial quality 3 prong. Good time to make sure the AV system isn't sharing a circuit with the refridgerator or something equally nasty electrcially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Slammin Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 " but I have this silly lifewish" Mike, you are new to this place. Give it some time. You will be willing to risk your life for audio just like the rest of us.[H] tc PS: Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Because of all the insulation and all the wiring in your entire house....not having grounds....will turn your house into one giant flux capacitor....keep away from any stainless steel during thunder storms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 29, 2011 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2011 " but I have this silly lifewish" Mike, you are new to this place. Give it some time. You will be willing to risk your life for audio just like the rest of us. tc PS: Welcome [Y] [{] A little 110v is not going to do you much at all, just don't adjust anything if the room floods . [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 29, 2011 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2011 Because of all the insulation and all the wiring in your entire house....not having grounds....will turn your house into one giant flux capacitor....keep away from any stainless steel during thunder storms What about tinfoil hats, probably not ? Flux capacitor, does that mean it could bring you back to 1975 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Been there, done that. Had a professor that lived in OLD student housing when he started teaching. One night walked into the kitchen to fix a sandwich and leaned over to look in the fridge, that made his night shirt pull up in the back and his rear end bumped against the stove, unlike a hifi the difference in ground did not result in a humm. My personal preference is to listen to a variety of music, not just harps. BTW thanks, seems like a fun place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 30, 2011 Moderators Share Posted July 30, 2011 Had a professor that lived in OLD student housing when he started teaching. One night walked into the kitchen to fix a sandwich and leaned over to look in the fridge, that made his night shirt pull up in the back and his rear end bumped against the stove, unlike a hifi the difference in ground did not result in a hum I have seen some of the old gas stoves piped with metal gas lines, the gas lines are connected to the ground rod so the stove could have been the ground. Or it was an electric stove 220v not wired correctly and the fridge had an ice maker connected to a water line which is grounded and he was shocked from the stove. Either way would work. I forgot earlier, Welcome [Y] Nothing wrong with being safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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