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Re: A techie question



On 20 Dec 2002 at 13:36, Aaron 'Bishop' Read wrote:

> The hum itself Mr. Ross is mentioning is probably either from a power cord
> near the speaker wire, or near a component's audio cable, as Sven
> describes...or is coming from a ground loop somewhere (are components that
> are connected via audio cables plugged into different AC circuits?).   
> Try plugging as much as is safe into one single AC power strip.
> 
> Or perhaps you're just getting some RFI, too...a simple ground lead from a
> water pipe to your stereo might solve the problem.   Failing a water pipe,
> the little screw that holds on the coverplate to any lightswitch or AC
> power outlet might work, too.

I'll try these things.  I do have almost everything plugged in to the same power strip, or the 
same wall outlet.  I'll try a few things and see what happens.

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