That dreaded hum


Hello all, I hope I'm in the right place and my question is what can I do to get rid of a ground loop hum in my rig. The particulars: I have my audio and video hooked together and when I want to watch dvds I have to disconnect my cable from the wall to eliminate the hum. I know Mondial used to make a box for this problem but that was many moons ago. I thank you in advance and happy Memorial day.
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Showing 1 response by bob_bundus

Another approach I've used successfully: attach a ground lead to the coaxial shield at the point where it connects to your equipment. Wrap the bared end of wire around the coax a few times & cable-tie it securely, or use a small hose clamp. The other end of the ground wire connects obviously to ground: use your AC wall outlet's plate-mounting screw, or perhaps a handy ground post on your preamp, etc.
Realize that inserting back-to-back baluns results in several dB of RF signal loss: check your picture quality before & after to ensure that it hasn't degraded.