Ground Loop Video and advice.


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Any idea why this would be happening and a solution to fix? The two interconnects are L/R RCA's coming from my receiver to a Preamp. The power cable is from the preamp to a Richard Grey 1200C. Any time the power cable is not touching the two RCA's there is a ground loop. Or if I touch the RCA's the loop stops but not all the time. I've tried lifting the Preamp, with no change.

Thanks to anyone who can help.
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Showing 2 responses by jea48

A broken, open, signal ground return connection on an IC would be my first guess. Can you check the ends on the ics?
Solved! The "R" AUX RCA input jack on my C-2200 is bad. The short is inside the barrel somewhere.
06-12-14: 767400
I would bet the C-2200 uses RCA jacks that terminate/solder to a circuit board on the back of the unit. Good chance the bad RCA jack has a cold solder joint/connection.
Jim