10-07-2017, 06:19 PM
The term used was "widowmakers" for some of the more basic models.
"After public outcry and several sensational press accounts[citation needed] of the problem, the hazard was eliminated from later sets by the use of an internal ground bus connected to the chassis by an isolation
networkThe metal chassis securing screws were often accessible from the outside of the Bakelite or wood case, and there were many examples of owners receiving a shock by making contact with these screws while handling a set."
"After public outcry and several sensational press accounts[citation needed] of the problem, the hazard was eliminated from later sets by the use of an internal ground bus connected to the chassis by an isolation
networkThe metal chassis securing screws were often accessible from the outside of the Bakelite or wood case, and there were many examples of owners receiving a shock by making contact with these screws while handling a set."
