[TonyJSenior]

When I recapped my 531 console I also replaced the badly worn cloth covered power cord. I didn't opt for ordering the modern replacement cord and plug for authenticity, but installed an ordinary brown cord with a polarized plug from a new extension cord. Being polarized, this got me thinking. Since this set provides a coupling capacitor to the AC line for local stations without the use of an external antenna, I am thinking that I probably should have paid attention to the polarity in hooking the replacement cord up. My thought is that one side of the polarized cord is always neutral and bonded to ground in the breaker panel and probably doesn't make as effective of a coupled antenna as the hot side would, as it is connected to other wiring spread throughout the house on the same phase. Thoughts?

Also on this same subject, assuming that authenticity wasn't an issue as far as the power cord, would it be better to install a 3 wire grounded cord to this particular set to also have a good ground provided to the ground terminal? The documentation mentions a ground wire on a water pipe, radiator, etc.