How to wire up a Noise Filter


Hi all,

I suspect I have noisy AC in my house, and have noticed sibilance being more pronounced lately, even though nothing in my system has changed. I thought I'd try a noise filter on the mains socket that feeds my CD player & preamp. (240v 50-60Hz.)

I bought a TDK ZAC2205-OOU 5 amp noise filter, but I'm not sure how to wire it up. There are 2 terminals on each end of the box, marked 1+2 and 3+4, plus an earth.

I assumed that the main supply should go to terminals 1 and 2, and then the mains receptacle attached to 3 and 4. Is that right?

Will 5 amp be sufficient for my CD and Pre? (Krell KAV300CD player and Krell KRC-HR Preamp)

The specs for this filter, with diagram and picture, can be found in this pdf file:
http://www.tdk.co.jp/tefe02/e9141_zac_00u.pdf

Thanks all for your help,
Cheers
Mick
drbenway5725

Showing 1 response by programmergeek

My experence is that most noise filtes don't work or affect equipnment sound in a bad way. Noise is a really hard thing to filter out. Save some time I would sugest finding a dealer that has several and seeing if you can demo some. Maybe find out what else is on the line.