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| Measurements for a dedicated line >>>With nothing on the circuit your N-E (neutral to earth or ground) should be 2V or less.<<< I’ll be honest, I never check for this. What would be some of the causes for it? -a less than optimum performing neutral -leakage... | |
| The Wonderful World of CD-R's Thank you for this thread. I'm still a fan of the shiny discs, and plan to never own a vehicle that doesn't have a CD player in it. One of my best audio purchases ever was for my SONY CDR-W66 CD recorder (so I'm still one of the few that still pur... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? @mijostyn makes a good point. If you’re really interested in obtaining a low impedance ground for audio; you might consider your water main pipe as the lower of the two. Of course we all know that our water main ground is connected to the groundin... | |
| Earth (isolated) ground vs. wall outlet ground. @yesiam_a_pirate Let me reflect on my radio broadcast engineering days: If our studios (and offices) were co-located at a transmitter site, with a broadcast tower (i.e., a giant lightning rod in the sky) on the property; we mainly grounded audio e... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? My guess based on successful reports is that one would have to spend significantly more like for SR or QSA fuses to hear notable differences. I'll pass on that. Here's a few quotes from past audiogon discussions: It's unfortunate that Hifitun... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough Here's another surge protector that has a very low (specified) clamping voltage (135V), as compared to many other surge protectors that don't clamp until 300 volts, or even as high as 600 volts. The linked surge protector may be marketed as a refr... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? In my case I was replacing the power supply filter caps in a few pieces of equipment (my distribution amps). Since the fuses are internal in these DA's, I thought if I'm going to do it (it being the first time I would try some "audiophile" fuses),... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough @erik_squires Yes, already aware, and yes, for the sake of others. One other thing (that I learned in broadcast engineering): many times a lighting strike discharge does not like to take corners. Straight wires (with the least amount of bends) ar... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough I understand what you’re saying Erik. You’ve given me another idea. As of right now (and as with almost any), my outdoor A/C condenser’s earth ground goes back into the house, and attaches to the panelboard’s grounding bus bar. If we’re looking at... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough @erik_squires Around $250. I’ve just recently discovered these, and plan on installing one on my condenser. I also have these on my humidifier, dehumidifier, refrigerator and furnace (i.e., any device I own that has a motor or compressor), even t... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough Interested in protecting your outdoor A/C condenser from power surges and brownouts? This package looks to be one of the best I've ever seen: RSH-50 VRM KIT | |
| Lightning and Ethernet Great article erik_squires. Thanks for posting. Having been a Radio Broadcast Engineer for many decades, I've really been dealt my fair share of forced education related to lightning damage, and lightning strikes. It has been an unbelievably (shoc... | |
| Need Help Calculating System Amp Draw @acar83 Is all of the equipment you listed on a dedicated circuit? In other words, there's nothing else on the circuit (in the building) except for what you've listed? If that's the case, the circuit probably doesn't even come close to being maxed... | |
| Synergistic Orange and purple fuses popping Just in case you’re interested, I’d like to tell you a little bit more of my above situation. I’ve been in radio broadcast engineering for decades now, and have dealt with many "professional" manufacturer’s products over the years. I also consider... | |
| Synergistic Orange and purple fuses popping OK, so I finally (hesitatingly) just recently jumped on the audiophile fuse bandwagon. It’s my first time, even though I’ve been reading about them for years now. I just purchased two HiFi Tuning Silverstar series fuses, but have yet to install th... |