Component grounding


This is an Audio 101 question.

My Shunyata power conditioner has grounding posts. If one fancies supplemental grounding for one's components, beyond the ground wire in the power cord, one can run a wire from a chassis screw to the posts on the conditioner.

I’m not using the phono ground post on my integrated. Can I run a ground wire from there instead of a chassis screw?
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I installed the nylon washer between the chassis and the ground wire ring.

That doesn't sound right! If there is a connection to the chassis (and I'm assuming it comes from the center pin of the IEC connector) it would not be insulated from the chassis by a nylon washer!

Am I misunderstanding?

 

I wish I could post a photo of what I mean. If you follow this link to page 7, it talks about a ground wire running from a grounding block on the floor of the chassis to a screw on the side of the top cover. Before you can do anything internally, you have to disconnect this wire from cover; otherwise you can't get the cover out of your way. So, what I did, I put a nylon washer between this wire (which has a ring termination) and the chassis. Then a ground washer goes onto the end to screw it all down. Does that make sense? 

I installed the nylon washer between the chassis and the ground wire ring.

Perhaps the wire should be next to the chassis and the nylon washer placed on top of it - and not in between the wire and the chassis?

I am assuming it is a metal screw?

Seems strange to put a piece of nylon (an insulator) between the chassis and the ground wire - but I guess the screw should make the connection

What DAC is it??? - so we can look at the manual

Regards - Steve

 

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