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Q&A Weird grounding on a vintage hifi sideboard

I got a vintage ('64) hifi sideboard for Christmas! It's super awesome. However, I don't understand the grounding. It has two female inputs on the backside that are labeled as "Grounding". There w...

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OddDeer‭ · 2024-01-06T07:34:30Z (about 1 year ago)

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I got a vintage ('64) hifi sideboard for Christmas! It's super awesome.
However, I don't understand the grounding. It has two female inputs on the backside that are labeled as "Grounding". There was also a cable (male to male) that fits right into there.
![The backside of the appliance showing two connectors. One is labelled"Antenne" and the other"Erdung". The latter has two male connectors attached to cables plugged in.](https://electrical.codidact.com/uploads/u6ldml8b8e7ojfyn9neaapm0w8m6)
Did I draw the right conclusion in general here? Is this how grounding is supposed to be established?
Second question is, can I go and buy a EU Schuko and exchange the non-grounded original plug with it while attaching the grounding simultaneously to it? What I'm saying is that I want to combine all four wires into one plug. Is this a good idea? And if not, what else am I supposed to do with that type of grounding? For I can't easily attach it to EU sockets, right?

I got a vintage ('64) hifi sideboard for Christmas! It's super awesome.
However, I don't understand the grounding. It has two female inputs on the backside that are labeled as "Grounding". There was also a cable (male to male) that fits right into there.
![The backside of the appliance showing two connectors. One is labelled"Antenne" and the other"Erdung". The latter has two male connectors attached to cables plugged in.](https://electrical.codidact.com/uploads/u6ldml8b8e7ojfyn9neaapm0w8m6)
![Two cables with male banana connectors attached.](https://electrical.codidact.com/uploads/udxbudxphpbo1ador6cdvyicj00g)
Did I draw the right conclusion in general here? Is this how grounding is supposed to be established?
Second question is, can I go and buy a EU Schuko and exchange the non-grounded original plug with it while attaching the grounding simultaneously to it? What I'm saying is that I want to combine all four wires into one plug. Is this a good idea? And if not, what else am I supposed to do with that type of grounding? For I can't easily attach it to EU sockets, right?

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Weird grounding on a vintage hifi sideboard

I got a vintage ('64) hifi sideboard for Christmas! It's super awesome. 

However, I don't understand the grounding. It has two female inputs on the backside that are labeled as "Grounding". There was also a cable (male to male) that fits right into there. 

![The backside of the appliance showing two connectors. One is labelled"Antenne" and the other"Erdung". The latter has two male connectors attached to cables plugged in.](https://electrical.codidact.com/uploads/u6ldml8b8e7ojfyn9neaapm0w8m6)

Did I draw the right conclusion in general here? Is this how grounding is supposed to be established? 

Second question is, can I go and buy a EU Schuko and exchange the non-grounded original plug with it while attaching the grounding simultaneously to it? What I'm saying is that I want to combine all four wires into one plug. Is this a good idea? And if not, what else am I supposed to do with that type of grounding? For I can't easily attach it to EU sockets, right?

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