If one were to run 10/2 romex (hot, neutral, and ground) and connect it only to one outlet and plug everything into that and then run that line straight to main breaker and land the ground on the grounding bar, does that count? Also, what is an insulated ground? Is that just a wire with a jacket as opposed to a bare copper wire?
How to guarantee to lower noise- ground loops in your system
I have been through many problem area where noise in the audio chain was a problem.
my friend Who is a Electrician solved the problem . All too many times people add a dedicated 20 amp circuit 12awg is standard 11-10awg even better lower resistance , also most important
you need a Isolated dedicated ground, this is totally insulated right back to the earth ground in the
breaker box this will dramatically lower your noise floor and remove ground loop problems .many people just put a dedicated line and think
that’s it ,not so, if you are going to go through the trouble, then for maybe $100 more the isolated dedicated ground to the dedicated circuit is a must. I can tell you without question .
my Audio has a noticably quieter background .in songs i now hear low level musical artifacts like reverb off a guitar fading cymbals and clearer seperation of instruments .well worth the effort .Hopefully
this will help others .this is a essential system upgrade .
my friend Who is a Electrician solved the problem . All too many times people add a dedicated 20 amp circuit 12awg is standard 11-10awg even better lower resistance , also most important
you need a Isolated dedicated ground, this is totally insulated right back to the earth ground in the
breaker box this will dramatically lower your noise floor and remove ground loop problems .many people just put a dedicated line and think
that’s it ,not so, if you are going to go through the trouble, then for maybe $100 more the isolated dedicated ground to the dedicated circuit is a must. I can tell you without question .
my Audio has a noticably quieter background .in songs i now hear low level musical artifacts like reverb off a guitar fading cymbals and clearer seperation of instruments .well worth the effort .Hopefully
this will help others .this is a essential system upgrade .
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From: https://www.smartmetereducationnetwork.com/uploads/protecting-yourself-from-emfs/EMFs--Choosing%20Household%20Wiring.pdf If wanting to wire a house for lower EMF levels, using the 3-conductor twisted ROMEX 12/3 (or any other suitable AWG size) is clearly a good choice. It is about ten times as good as the standard 2-conductor ROMEX wiring. |
Rule of thumb - use only one ground for the system. That means use cheater plugs for the other 3-prong plugs. Or do what I did, hop 🐸 off the grid altogether. No more ground loops, no more micro-arcing. No more RF coming in on the AC line. No more power cords, period. No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks. 😠 |
Yikes! a topic like this certainly brings out a lot of ... stuff. It is this simple: 1) the house wiring should be to code2) you will not experience a ground loop unless your equipment has a grounding problem. Despite an enormous amount of information available, an amazing amount of 'high end' audio manufacturers exercise poor grounding technique in their products (put another way: don't know what they are doing). If the chassis and circuit ground are the same thing, that causes the device to be vulnerable to ground loops introduced externally (IOW, from other equipment). If adding alternate grounding systems causes an improvement, its a good sign that equipment in your system employs a poor grounding scheme. |
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