[BC] AM Radio Kit

[Rich Wood]

------ At 01:39 PM 2/6/2006, Rob Atkinson wrote: -------

>The chassis consisted of a single piece of stamped steel in the 
>shape of an upside down U with flanges on the ends.  It was a U when 
>viewed from the sides.  i.e. there were front and rear panels, with 
>the tubes on top, but no bottom and no sides.  so the components and 
>120 v. were all exposed underneith.

Mine must have been a later mode. It had another U shaped piece that 
formed the bottom and sides. No matter which it was, the chassis was 
potentially at 120v in the days before polarized plugs. I finally 
bought a cheap voltmeter to check before I connected anything else to it.

>no company would ever sell this thing to kids today in a million years.

If they did, they'd have line cords with dozens of warning labels. 
Look at hair dryers today. Labels tell you not to use the device 
while in the bathtub.

Rich


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