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Old house without grounded receptacles
« on: April 13, 2014, 11:50:18 AM »
I had recently moved some of my slots (Game Maker, Game King, I Game) to a different receptacle in the house, a bit closer to that portion of my slot bank and just realized that this receptacle is part of the original house built in 1947 and isn't grounded. The other receptacle was part of the addition built in the 70's and has grounded receptacles. Is this a concern for machine safety or my safety to plug them into a receptacle that isn't grounded?
Thanks, Jim

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Re: Old house without grounded receptacles
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2014, 01:34:35 PM »
There are a lot of potential electric shock hazards on an ungrounded slot machine.
See if you can add a ground to your existing receptacle either by running a wire to an existing
ground,a water pipe or a grounding rod.In the mean time wear rubber gloves when you are playing.

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Re: Old house without grounded receptacles
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2014, 05:51:24 PM »
If the receptacle is mounted inside a metal box in the wall then chances are they use metal flex conduit going back to the breaker box and it actually is grounded. Get a 3 prong adapter plug from the hardware store. It will have a grounding tab that the receptacle plate screw goes through to tie KT down and ground the adapter

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Re: Old house without grounded receptacles
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2014, 05:54:08 PM »
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Re: Old house without grounded receptacles
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2014, 06:11:31 PM »
this receptacle is part of the original house built in 1947 and isn't grounded.

 
If the receptacle is mounted inside a metal box in the wall then chances are they use metal flex conduit going back to the breaker box and it actually is grounded.

1947 they did not have metal flex conduit. At that time they used what looks like romex, it was cloth wrapped and saturated in a oil based material like tar.
At least its not knob and post wiring.

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Re: Old house without grounded receptacles
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2014, 06:25:44 PM »
When I moved in five years ago, my father in law changed all the receptacles as we went through and painted. I don't know if these were only supposed to be two pronged but they are all three prongs in a metal box with no ground wire along with the hot and neutral. I did ground it to the metal box but that apparently is where it ends.
I guess I'll just use a longer extension cord and put it back to the receptacle it was on.
I am curious to hear other opinions on this topic if some electrician/slot collectors are out there.
Thanks, Jim

 

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