From my finding s so far, it looks like scopes and signal generators virtually always have the output common connected to earth ground.....................................but it looks like virtually everyting else does not (unless as you say, you have the shorting bar option)
Scopes and sig gens deal with high frequencies, so i think this is the thing, to reduce interference to the frequencies/waveforms.
KERT did phone me up and ask me who i was, and whether i would be using this supply................but it was just a sales call and the tech call would follow...............i hope i havent asked a stupid question and now they are going to tell my boss that i'm a drongo and should never be allowed to touch their power supply!
Scopes and sig gens deal with high frequencies, so i think this is the thing, to reduce interference to the frequencies/waveforms.
KERT did phone me up and ask me who i was, and whether i would be using this supply................but it was just a sales call and the tech call would follow...............i hope i havent asked a stupid question and now they are going to tell my boss that i'm a drongo and should never be allowed to touch their power supply!