camineet
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Hi all, I've got a skimmer in just now from AliExpress, the Bubble Magus Curve A3. I'm in US and this unit came with a 220v PSU.
Here's a pic of the original PSU:
And here's the one that just arrived from eBay:
On the right side in the above pic, you can see the cable from the original PSU. No grounding wire.
Just making sure there's no danger in wiring up the new PSU to the black and red wires and just leaving the green detached?
From what I recall, it's less safe to not have a ground wire, but not necessarily dangerous.
There isn't anything about PSUs like the one I got her for US that have a grounding wire that must be connected or they then become dangerous is there? I can't imagine, but I'm not an electrician and this stuff is serous so I want to ask here.
Lots of guys in AliExpress reviews for these skimmers from around the world report success just providing a 110v PSU from a local supplier, so I know it can be done. But again, want to get the opinion of others before playing with potentially dangerous mods.
I have of course installed a GFCI on the mains outlet that will power my system.
Thanks.
Here's a pic of the original PSU:
And here's the one that just arrived from eBay:
On the right side in the above pic, you can see the cable from the original PSU. No grounding wire.
Just making sure there's no danger in wiring up the new PSU to the black and red wires and just leaving the green detached?
From what I recall, it's less safe to not have a ground wire, but not necessarily dangerous.
There isn't anything about PSUs like the one I got her for US that have a grounding wire that must be connected or they then become dangerous is there? I can't imagine, but I'm not an electrician and this stuff is serous so I want to ask here.
Lots of guys in AliExpress reviews for these skimmers from around the world report success just providing a 110v PSU from a local supplier, so I know it can be done. But again, want to get the opinion of others before playing with potentially dangerous mods.
I have of course installed a GFCI on the mains outlet that will power my system.
Thanks.
