Grounding


Many years ago I heard that it was sufficient to ground your equipment in the center screw of a wall socket?

Presently my G is run to a metal rail on balcony which is set in concrete.

Any recommendations on how to best ground ones equipment when living in an upper floor aptment?

Thanks all---R
roscoe50

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Specifically i am using a Denon 395 with a Ground terminal on the rear panel. I am not referring to a power cord.

What i may do is get a 10 Gal dirt filled pot and sink the wire right into it on a tent stake or something.

Thanks for replies....R
Thanks for replies. If i have this right then, it is not necessary to ground my 395.
It appears that the only thing i did was ground my porch railing into the Denon. I am going to listen tonight for the first time with it unhooked and see if there is a difference. Of course everything recorded onto DAT or Cassette with it hooked up would have been affected.
I thought of the lightening part today myself.

I will double check but i am pretty sure all my power cord are 2 prong plugged into a hardware store voltage protector that does have the 3 prongs going into the wall socket.

It will take another few days before i can figure out if my equip sounds diff withe the thing pulled off....