NRD-505

[myteaquinn]

I just received a NRD-505 that I bought off ebay and I'm having an issue with it. I plugged the radio in turned it on and as I was screwing the coax into my splitter I got a little shock. I tested it a second time with the same results. How could the antenna jack be energized and what can I do about it, other than send it back. Thanks for any suggestions.

[RadioAnarchy]

Yes, this is a typical problem with older AC mains powered electronics,
such as guitar amplifiers.

they have a 2 wire AC power cord, with capacitors going from the "hot" side of
the AC line to ground.....so when you touch your piece of equipment,
and then ground, you get a little shock.

I found the schematic to the 505 and is shows just this....
so remove capacitors C1 and C2, and wire up a 3-wire power cord, that has a ground.

or to make things quick, hook a ground wire from the radio to the ground screw on
your 110 VAC outlet.

[myteaquinn]

Thanks RadioAnarchy I'll try grounding the radio first of all. I'm trying to move my radio stuff into it's own room and there I'm planning on putting a much better grounding system than what I've got now.

[Nella F.]

Cool! NRD 505/515/ I'm jealous! Should a bought one when I had the chance. Love the ergonomics!