OT: Re: Audiophilia

OK, I'm not Rob, but I use the term... It;s what's commonly called a fusebox (or breaker box). The incoming mains cable to a house (or simuilar) in the UK goes throguh a sealed electriciy company fuse, then the watthour meterand then to the 'comsumer unit;' which the first part owned by the consumer. It consists of a double-pole main switch and various protectvie devicees (fuses, circuit breakers, RCDs [1]) wiich then feed the various power circuits and lighting cirucits of the house. [1] Residual Current Device. I am not sure if that trem crosses the Pond, it's a device that detects an imbalance of current in the live and neutral wires, indicating a leak to earth somewhere, agd turns off the supply if that imbalance is greater than a certain (small, perahps 30mA) value. -tony