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| Grounding ? Please explain 'leakage'. I have heard the term but am unfamiliar with its use in this case. 08-10-09: MagfanCharles Hansen on the subject. 1) Reversed AC polarity -- All power transformers have an inherent asymmetry to their construction. The pri... | |
| Grounding ? My recommendation is to check NOT to ground, but between system components. IF there is voltage present, I would consider swapping hot/neutral where the power pigtail gets to the first terminal strip or whatever.08-10-09: MagfanIf there is a diffe... | |
| Grounding ? Which raises another question, why do some amp manufacturers include a ground lift switch. 08-09-09: PhdThe switch only lifts the signal ground from the chassis. Never the safety equipment ground from the chassis/enclosure.. | |
| Bad Hum Coming Through Amp, What Happened? Out of the blue a couple of weeks ago, a nasty hum has started to emit from the amp through the speakers, audible starting at 20-25% of the volume output and louder as the volume increases.Ground loop hum as a rule is volume independent. Therefore... | |
| question about installation of 20 amp wall plug I have installed 15 amp plugs before with no problem and I thought I had this one installed right but I guess not.07-10-09: KedoadesKedoades,Why not pull the recept out and check how you have it wired?(Of Course remember to turn off the power firs... | |
| question about installation of 20 amp wall plug Chuck,Al pretty much hit the nail on the head with his answer. Though just to add to Al's response the overcurrent device, breaker, determines the branch circuit size. Even if the wire size is #12 but the breaker is a 15 amp then a 15 recept would... | |
| question about installation of 20 amp wall plug Please clarify ... the PS Audio Ports are rated for both 15amp and 20amp I'm told. Can they be installed in a 15amp dedicated line?07-09-09: Taylor514The receptacle will accept a NEMA 5-15P or 5-20P amp plug.Technically by code a 5-20R receptacle ... | |
| question about installation of 20 amp wall plug The receptacle has nothing to do with how much current is drawn, what is plugged into the receptacle does.07-09-09: TpreavesTrue but the face plate of the receptacle configuration determines what plug can be connected to it.The max continuous load... | |
| question about installation of 20 amp wall plug Kedoades, As for the 20 receptacle it did not cause your problem.If you have a volt meter I suggest you check the voltage and polarity at the recept.Small straight slot contact is the Hot."T" shaped slot is the neutral."U" shape hole contact the s... | |
| DIY PC Shield Drain Confusion? Usually connected to the power source end, the plug.... | |
| Buzzing when VCR connected to TV Theo,Question is do you have a CATV cable connected to the TV?If so disconnect the CATV cable from the TV or CATV cable box and see if the buzz/hum stops. If it does the problem is a ground loop caused by the CATV cable system grounding.Is the sou... | |
| Leviton Hospital Grade AC Outlet - Which One? Hubbell HBL 8200H and HBL8300H non plated. (See page 10)8200H 15 amp8300H 20 ampGuts are the same, 20 amp rated. Only the faceplate is different.. | |
| Questions About Photos of VTA This may help as well.http://www.walkeraudio.com/fine_tuning_your_turntable.htm. | |
| Time Needed to Break In Tubes Properly Breakin 06-07-09: Glory5/6 hrs. tops.?http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1233982085&openusid&zzJea48&4&5#Jea48. | |
| RF interference through my phono stage. Chris_383,If the RFI is something that has started lately and seems to have gotten worse the problem could be simply a corroded signal ground connection on an ic or even a signal ground pin connection on the cartridge. Try unplugging and plugging ... |