BG5JKZ Since there's no difference, whether you open it or not doesn't matter, and its use is also identical. It seems like just a psychological reaction.
5Breeze Visually, it appears that the power lines have reached the encoder, and therefore shouldn't affect the signal.
BG5VCU-VK2VCU-AK6CU After reading the original post, I still couldn't find any reason why the grounding wire version was needed.
bg2qax Every time there is a sudden power surge, why would you disassemble a perfectly good machine? What kind of surge? What kind of lightning?