[sdiy] Powering a second bit of kit from same PSU (wiringoptions)

[Tom Wiltshire]

Can you explain a bit more about this ground loop situation, Richie?

I'm not seeing what's going on, and I don't want to be encouraging someone to try something if it's genuinely risky.


On 18 Feb 2015, at 18:20, Richie Burnett <rburnett at richieburnett.co.uk> wrote:

>> From: ChristianH
>> 
>> I've always been reluctant to to this at all. If you don't know what's
>> going on in the two units...
> 
> I totally agree.  I've seen a two TB-303s where the CPU has been fried because of attempts to power it from the same power supply as other equipment.  The "ground loop" created essentially bypasses the voltage regulator at the input altogether!
> 
> Definitely be careful.
> 
> -Richie, 
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