Why did Peavey do this ?

[floyd]

I've got a Peavey Pacer 100 here that has a stock 2 wire power cord. The 3 position power switch is the same as old Fenders, so you can switch it to where it has the least amount of hum. Problem is.. in one position , the hum is very noticeable, and I get shocked. My question is , why doesn't this Pacer, from the mid-'80s', have a three wire power cord with a chassis ground ? All other Peaveys from this era THAT I'VE SEEN , have a power cord with a ground wire.

[PRR]

> Peavey Pacer 100 here that has a stock 2 wire power cord. The 3 position power switch is the same as old Fenders, so you can switch it to where it has the least amount of hum. Problem is.. in one position , the hum is very noticeable, and I get shocked.

So don't use it that way, flip the switch the other way.

> My question is , why doesn't this Pacer, from the mid-'80s', have a three wire power cord

http://assets.peavey.com/literature/manuals/pacer100.pdf

Factory User-Manual says it has a 3-wire mains cord, and a both-ways ground switch.

Different revisions, or has yours had some changes made?

> this Pacer, from the mid-'80s

I do not see a date but the electronic design (with driver transformer) is NOT 1980s. More like early 1970s.

If we knew why Peavey did things, we'd all be big-time factory owners.