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AC Power - two circuits better than one?
I would assume that circuits 1 & 3 would be on leg 1 because they are odd numbers while circuits 2 & 4 would be on leg 2. 12-13-10: PuertoIs the power that feeds your home 120/240Vac?If yes do you have any equipment or appliances that use ... 
AC Power - two circuits better than one?
Circuits #1 and #3 are on one leg of the circuit breaker box and Circuits #2 and #4 are on the other leg of the circuit breaker box.12-13-10: PuertoPuerto,Most if not all electrical panels made in, at least, the last 25 years have the odd number b... 
AC Power - two circuits better than one?
Salmonsc,If the circuits are fed from the same leg you will measure zero volts from the hot slot contact of one branch circuit receptacle to the hot slot contact of another branch circuit receptacle. If you measure 240V between the two measured br... 
ARC vt100mkiii Questions?
I set it to 60 and the bass seems to get better. 12-08-10: Luna60? Not 65? If you do not have the owners manual you could call Leonard at ARC. He will tell you the proper setting.Phone 763-577-9700 http://www.audioresearch.com/service.>http://w... 
ARC vt100mkiii Questions?
Luna,First off I do not own a VT100 MK3.If the boards are new you will need to put some time on the components. Resistors, capacitors, ect. At least 100 hours with signal flowing I would think.Are the driver and power tubes new? If new they also w... 
Grounding Rod
Heyraz,http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1193750975&openusidhttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1230050616&openusid 
Dedicated line
Grounding is my biggest concern, my electrician said I can drive a 6 foot grounding rod into the ground and attach the 2 dedicated lines to it. Does this make sense? Davea33 Find another electrician! A licensed electrician.....As for the branch ci... 
Loud humming when I connect my DVD player
silly question: how do I identify the ground block on my Satelite dish cable system; and where might it be? What does it look like? Is it where the 14g cooper ground wire is coming out of? Mribob,In most cases the ground block is mounted outside j... 
Loud humming when I connect my DVD player
new problem since added marantz 7005 processor into rig, never had hum before.??Marantz does not use the safety equipment ground....?? The Jensen isolator will not work on a SAT system. Says so in the lit......If your problem is a ground loop you ... 
Dedicated line last minute questions
Whem I asked the electrician about installing my Wattgate receptacle which I use he mentioned something about a special red plug as opposed to anything else for the separation of the neutral line.MitchbFind another electrician,.... he is scamming ... 
tube choice for Audible Illusions L1
Gte357s,Sounds like the tube is bad. It can happen with a new tube.... Call Upscale Audio, 909-931-9686. Explain to them the hiss moved from one channel to the other as the bad tube was moved. You may have to pay a shipping charge. Can't say for s... 
tube choice for Audible Illusions L1
I hear intermittent hissing sound. 10-16-10: Gte357sThat could be a dirty tube socket contact/s. With the preamp turned off try unplugging the tube from the socket and plugging it back in a few times to clean the socket contacts. 
Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo?
the wires are PAPER wraped with what looks like thick string (but with the characteristics of paper) :( talk about brittle.. look at it funny and it crumbles.. Have no idea how that works.10-06-10: RotelmaniaRotelmania,Apt 40 years old?.... Probab... 
Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo?
I live in an apt with no ground (built in the 40's).10-06-10: RotelmaniaMulti story apt building? Good chance the electrical branch circuit wiring is installed in metallic conduit.If you have a multi meter you can check it out.*pull the receptacle... 
Audible Buzz from Lexicon: dimmers & microwave?
Internetmin,Here is another Agon thread on the subject of DC offset on the mains.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1209767274&openflup&6&4Found this using Google. Can't say if it any good.http://sjostromaudio.com/joomla...