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no prob.

Nothing in what I have said related to the transfer of any bad stuff through the cord from the wall outlet.

Everything I speak of is related to the amplifier ground reference being bounced about by magnetic flux changes.

The inductance of a line cord comes into play in my discussion simply because the higher the cord inductance, the better the cable is able to create an external magnetic field. THAT is what is picked up by the ground loop, and mucks up the amplifier's ground reference.

Historically speaking, tying (either hard or soft) the amplifier input ground to a wall socket safety ground is a huge no no. I've experienced this problem and solved it more times than I care to count..

Oh, and romex in wall? If you want to create a dipole 60 hz magnetic field, how better than with parallel wires? This guarantees flux entrapment.

Cheers, John


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  • no prob. - jneutron 11:37:52 02/14/07 (0)


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