27-12-2011, 05:28 PM
Hi Rob,
To sum up ~
As far as electrical safety is concerned, I consider that you won't go far wrong if you keep to 2 basic principles:
1. All exposed metalwork of all items must be connected to the incoming mains supply earth.
2. If you will ever be working on any a.c. / d.c. equipment, power each such item from its own dedicated isolation transformer.
'Refinements', such as RCDs, are indeed worth adding to any layout, but not absolutely essential, in my opinion. Many of us survived for years prior to their widespread introduction.
Al.
To sum up ~
As far as electrical safety is concerned, I consider that you won't go far wrong if you keep to 2 basic principles:
1. All exposed metalwork of all items must be connected to the incoming mains supply earth.
2. If you will ever be working on any a.c. / d.c. equipment, power each such item from its own dedicated isolation transformer.
'Refinements', such as RCDs, are indeed worth adding to any layout, but not absolutely essential, in my opinion. Many of us survived for years prior to their widespread introduction.
Al.
