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RE: Back to ask again (long! sorry!)

This sounds like static building up on component inputs. Many components will have output and input coupling caps, if they go back to back (output cap to input cap) a static charge can build up. Most manufacturers take care of this by puttung a high value resistor to ground on the input or output. IF whatever is causing the static charge is dumping more current into the system than the "bleeder" is bleeding off you can build up a charge.

The interconnects could be acting like antennas and be the source of the charge. Disconnecting the interconnects then lets the bleeders do their job and bleed off the charge.

Now the source can be practially any source of EM field, radio station, TV station, cell phone tower or even power lines.

It could be made worse by a bad (or non-existant) ground connection of your AC wiring. Thats why the question else where about the ground rod.

If your friend's house you tried this at was in the same development built by the same builder the house might have the same problem. Or you both might be close to a cell tower etc.

It could also be caused by an outside connection to the system. Cable TV is ther most notorious. If you you don't have cable thats not it!

John S.

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