change two prong to three prong outlet

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Danl02026

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hello all,
I have had great advice from this site and I need it again.
I have a two wire outlet in the attic . I have guitar amp that I want to put there. The amp has three prongs . Since running a ground to the water pipe is near impossible. But I know that I can put in a gfi outlet with "no equipment ground" . Can I put a 14 ga single wire from the ground screw on the outlet to the white neutral screw will that provide equipment ground?. Or is it code for massachusetts? Please help!!!!
 

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The whole idea of the safety ground is to have a TOTALLY independent safety path back to the breaker/fuse panel to ensure that the breaker/fuse will trip if there is a short. A jumper between the neutral and ground would NOT perform this safety feature. Use a GFCI recepticle, if you must emulate a ground there, or rewire the whole circuit. The GFCI essentially does the same thing, but electronically, rather than mechanically.
 

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two prong to three

thank for the info ==I tried the gfi outlet but I was getting to much hum. I have used this setup in other settings . I guess Im pulling wires for the weekend...again thanks
 
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