Help. My MS20 is always humming!

[Ken Stone]

>
>What are you using after the line out?  Amp, cans, any amplification?
>
>There might be an ungrounded or poorly wired outlet causing a ground 
>loop...  You might try a different part of the house ( sometimes 
>outlets in the kitchen and laundry area are more recent than the
>rest of the house )
>
>Or just deal with it until you get back.  Ground loops can get to the 
>black art stage really quickly...  <g>

I find the simple way to deal with ground loops is to use cables with a
1k 1 to 2W resistor in line with the shielded ground wire, or to only connect
the signal wire to the piece of equipment, but not the shielded ground 
wire. There was something on this in and old E&MM years ago.

Ken
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