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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.

Post Subject: Least FirstPosted by Paul S on: 2/21/2009

Adrian, who knows for sure, given APS "QC" so far, but at this point it still sounds like something you could deal with by properly configuring your various component grounds, lifting and/or bleeding components (3rd wire only) via the dedicated rod.

Rewire the house?!? But you never mentioned this before. Do you at least have a dedicated 15 amp circuit for the hi-fi? As I understand it, only the PP2000 should be plugged directly into this circuit, and all hi-fi componnets should be pkugged only into the PP2000, either directly or via a neutral power strip, such as the Juice Bar or Eichmann.

Any dedicated hi-fi AC line should run unbroken all the way back to the main service box. If it goes to a sub-panel, be sure that the sub-panel has separate neutral and ground busses (not many do...) and that neutral and ground wires are connected only to their respective busses in the sub-panel box.

I have run into many situations where neutral and ground wires and busses were mixed and matched at sub panels, and this can result in some very dirty neutral/ground wires throughout the house. This would be the first place to look if even thinking about "re-wiring the house".

Best regards,
Paul S

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