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Anyone else ever experience electrical dropouts?
Last thing I did lastnight was change my digital coax connection on my Nova pre from coax 2 to coax 1 and haven't had a dropout yet. Roomate was just running the vacuum again (strangely enough... ) and didn't have a single drop out. I'm stumped...... 
Anyone else ever experience electrical dropouts?
Whats going on here? I noticed about a year ago that my signal would drop out when I would walk across a particular part of my listening room. I sold my last rig and was not listening to music for awhile. I rebuilt my rig and now my dropouts are w... 
Audio Research VT 100 MKIII
Sksos1,http://www.drhifi.net.au/Reviews/ARC%20VT100%20Mk.III%20Review/1.htm. 
Audio Research VT 100 MKIII
The ARC VT100 Mk1 and Mk2 can be a bear to re-tube the small signal tubes. It's not for the novice.http://mycollins.net/audio/artube1.html. 
Electrical Ground to Water Pipe, No Earth Ground
Foster_9,In my area repairing or upgrading the electrical service earth grounding electrode system would be considered electrical service maintenance and does need any city AHJ or utility power company involvement.The utility power company does no... 
Electrical Ground to Water Pipe, No Earth Ground
I only see one wire going to it and that wire goes to the inside of the meter housing.Foster_9,That sounds like the remote read wiring for the water meter itself, has nothing to do with the grounding of the electrical service neutral conductor con... 
Electrical Ground to Water Pipe, No Earth Ground
Rlwainwright,Thanks for the kind words. Jmcgrogan2,LOL, you can lead a horse to water, but ......... 
Electrical Ground to Water Pipe, No Earth Ground
Foster_9,If your house was built in 1965 and the electrical service was never updated then the service was earth grounded per NEC code in 1965. I assume the water line entering your home is copper pipe. When it is said the electrical service is ea... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Edit post, 03-09-15: Jea48.So if the branch circuit feeding the amp is 30 amps, what if there is a ground fault event anywhere in the 120Vac power wiring inside the amp, including the hot side fed of a primary winding of one of the 4kva transforme... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Jea and Jmcgrogan, I thought you two already knew that you can't teach a pig to sing, and I'm certainly not going to try.03-09-15: MrvordoI never said that.Pig singing.. 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Edit.Though remember the branch circuit is meant to protect the branch circuit wiring not what is connected to it at the wall receptacle.Should read,Though remember the branch circuit breaker is meant to protect the branch circuit wiring not what ... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
03-09-15: Ct051703-06-15: Jea48Edit to my last post.Do you know the ampere rating of the circuit breaker mounded in the back rear panel of the amp? 15 amp? 20 amp? Do you know if it is a magnetic trip breaker only?@Jea48 I received info from Patr... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
I can hear a fly take a wizz on the 3rd chair cellist with my fuse slugs!!Jmcgrogan2LOL, now that's funny..Jim 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Mrvordo,Did you tell Audiolabyrinth it was alright to install a NEMA 5-20R receptacle 125V 20 amp rated receptacle on a 30 amp branch so he could then plug in the NEMA 5-15P 125V 15 amp plug that is connected to a power cord that feeds the Krell 7... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Also the stock Krell cord indeed has a 15 amp male plug, and probably for the reason you mentioned here earlier, but he feels it is good for 35 amps. It is a heavy sonofabitch. 03-07-15: Ct0517LOL, he feels it is good for 35 amps? The manufacture...