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How to remove ground pin on power cable

This is a power cable being used for my subwoofer. I have a ground loop currently. According to the manufacturer of my subwoofer, due to it's design, it is perfectly safe to remove the ground. Right now I do so with a cheater plug but I would like to avoid having to use it. The power cable in question is Oyaide Black Mamba V2

How easy is it to take a power cable apart and disconnect the ground? Is it best to do so at the IEC side or the pronged side? What is the process for doing this?

Thanks
nemesis1218
grk
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I had a similar issue and I just removed the ground wire from the ground prong. (I checked with the cable manufacturer first before I proceeded.) No issues and no sound degradation from using a cheater plug. Simply remove the screws from the plug and then push aside the ground wire from the prong and make sure that is doesn't touch anything else.
builder3
752 posts
 
Plug it in and unplug it about a thousand times, this has worked without exception on every Skilsaw and extension cord I've ever owned. (couldn't resist any longer)
voodoofunk's avatar
voodoofunk
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...first...put on your 'DUNCE' hat...
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jollygreenaudiophile2
275 posts
 
And he heard in the background....;
Johann Sebastian Bach,
"Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565"
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