Great thanks. The McMaster-Carr site has given me a good idea what they look like.
Clean ground
I’m wanting to establish a clean ground for my audio equipment. I get power off batteries, so live and neutral is not an issue. However, I have components that require ground/earth. I do not want to use the ground from the wall sockets as that will probably noisy.
Has anybody establish a separate ground for their audio equipment? What is the best way to go about it?
Thanks.
Has anybody establish a separate ground for their audio equipment? What is the best way to go about it?
Thanks.
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@erik_squires Thank you for you response but ; 1.) I have active cables that do not work if not connected to ground. 2.) I need my ground not to have an elevated AC resistance as my cables dumps EFI and EMI onto ground. An inductor would be as bad as no ground for this particular function. Hence me asking how to establish a separate ground. |
@whart Close. I’m thinking a clean dedicated ground line but NOT connected to the house mains. I’m thinking a dedicated ground line to use for my audio. Perhaps a couple of ground spike in the back and a cable running from there into my lounge? I’d like to hear from folks who had done something similar or close to similar. Is your bus at the copper colored bar towards the left rear? That would be great. I need one that’s not connected to the house main ground, but a second dedicated for audio ground. Thanks. |
@whart Correct.Nothing touches a wall socket with the exception of the three prong plug that provides access to ground. I charge when I’m not listening. In the rare event that I want to take input from, or output to, a device that is plugged in on a wall socket, I use an audio engine Bluetooth connection. There is never a physical connection between components on battery and components on mains. If you have a better pic of that there busbar I’d like to see it. Even focused images seem blurry to me so your pic is challenging. Thanks |
@jeah48 " Does both battery(s) pos B+ and neg B- float with no reference to the metal chassis of any of the audio equipment that is connected to the batteries?" Yessir. " I am having trouble seeing the loop, closed circuit, to mother earth ground and back to the source, the batteries." That’s because there is no loop. Have a look at New Page 3 (auralthrillsaudio.com) Note : It’s not my design (obviously) so I don’t have a dog in the race as to the theory and tech behind the cables and therefore have no interest in debating them. After many many hours of listening and comparing, I found the cables do indeed sound better when connected to ground. For batteries, I use these guys. Power Station – EcoFlow . Mainly for aestetics, but it simplifies things a lot as well. I can leverage the 110AC out as awell as 5 and 12 v DC outs. When I charge I simply plug them into the wall socket. Easy peasy. I’d really appreciate anyone that can give me pointers on establishing a completely separate "mother earth ground". Engaging in debate, not so much Thanks |