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| Should I redo the AC power in my house? @erik_squires jea48 said: It does nothing for the sound of an audio system. @erik_squires response: I dont’ think this is proven, or even well investigated. If you wanted to show this, you’d have testing done with say, an elevated ground a... | |
| Should I redo the AC power in my house? ditusa 392 posts 11-19-2021 10:33pm ’’FWIW the main purpose of the electrical service to earth connection is for lightning protection.It does nothing for the sound of an audio system.’’ Agreed! JUUP! The ground that can hav... | |
| Should I redo the AC power in my house? Fremer’s new electrical service was wired to the current code for the AHJ, (Authority Having Jurisdiction), in his area. The wiring and wiring methods used can exceed the AHJ requirements/standards as long as the wiring used and wiring methods use... | |
| Should I redo the AC power in my house? Fremer Installed a new electrical service replacing the old, in bad shape, outdated one. That in itself would make a big difference. Just look at the old meter socket in the video. The old aluminum wiring connections were corroded. More than likel... | |
| blue light arround glass tube its risk? @israrami https://www.thetubestore.com/blue-glow Blue Glow in Tubes, Tube Getters, and other Tube Info Blue Glow – We often get asked if blue glow inside of a vacuum tube is a sign of a defect. Thankfully, it is rarely a sign of a defect at a... | |
| A/C power line polarity on new phono preamp he’s not sure about the A/C power line polarity (rear panel switch allows “A” to “B” switching for best performance). That’s odd the manufacturer would provide a switch for switching the AC polarity of the primary winding leads of the power trans... | |
| @mention @thyname When all else fails I just copy and paste the blue highlighted user name. Sometime when I hit post I lose the blue highlighted user name and have to edit my post and re-enter the copy and paste blue highlighted username agan. About 9... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? @tonywinga , I was hoping you would respond to my above post in response to yours. My post, 10/21/2021 9:03am.It’s not often to read a post where someone with your back ground, can backup their findings with actual hands on testing with measuremen... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? @lowrider57 Yes, I did watch the video. It was pretty interesting to watch. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Cadwelds (Trade Name) used in residential for connecting the ground wire to the ground rod. That welded connection is forever.One thing fo... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? My test engineer suggested sinking a ground rod through the floor right next to the test stand so that the chassis could be grounded. Our facilities mgr was not on board with that plan until we showed him that the building ground was floating at ... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? @jea48 2 rods tied to the panel’s ground buss bar and 6’ apart, correct? @lowrider57 , I assume you are referring to the earth grounding for an electrical service. "The Grounding Electrode System". 6’ apart is the minimum distance required by N... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? I’m wondering what true audiophile rod made from OCC copper would cost and would it provide better sonic,s . I bet it would , It wouldn’t do a darn thing... The earth does not possess some magical mystical power that sucks nasties from audio equi... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? Here you go. Solid copper ground rod. https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/p/Erico-Lpc711-Cu-Solid-Ground-Rod/6315842?text=ERICO+LPC711++c... I recommend at least two rods. Silver plated solid copper bare wire. https://www.ganpatiengineering.com/b... | |
| Yet Another Post About Power Conditioners! @thyceFirst we don’t know how the electrician, 25 years ago, installed and wired the so called "dedicated" ground rod. The electrician may have installed and connected the ground rod to the existing GEC, (Grounding Electrode System), of the electr... | |
| Yet Another Post About Power Conditioners! @output555 It doesn’t matter if the breaker is on or off. By the way the T slot on the 20 amp outlet is the neutral contact.IF the electrician only connected the ground rod to the outlet equipment ground terminal you will be measuring for a differ... |