Hello Gary,
As I write it is 3.30 am here and I am about to go to bed with Elizabeth and Mary (The book not the ladies )

I will try your suggestion tommorow (well later today) and plug directly into a grounded outlet. If that does not work I will have to scout round for a quality power pack. We used to have Radio Shack over here (It was called Tandy in the UK) but for some reason they closed them all down It was always one of the few places you could get any adaptor or plug or whatever you wanted.
Anyway thanks for the advice my friend and btw that fillet mignon sounds glorious. I am halfway over the pond just thinking of it
Best to you
Tony