Rickieheinz Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Initially when hooking up my Jolida tube amp I was getting a hum from my speakers.I was told by a tube guy that it could be caused from a ground loop. The solution was a three to two ground plug for the amps outlet.no more hum. Just thought you might be interetsed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 That's an old trick we used to use in the music biz if we happened to play a gig at a venue that had poor wiring. We'd lift the ground and reverse the plug. The downfall of course is that the musicians holding their electrified instruments were more prone to receiving a shock. It's amazing how bright the spark can be that jumps from a singing electric guitarist's lips to the microphone! {Very true!} The hum could be an indication of some problem in your home's electrical system. It's more common in older homes. A good-quality line filter may work as well. Thanks for sharing your story with the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 A shocking performance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 ---------------- On 9/27/2004 7:31:33 AM fini wrote: A shocking performance! ---------------- You are such a live wire - what a "capacity" you have for these word puns. Resistance is futile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 LOL! Good one, Fini! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 ...let's not beat this into the ground... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 ---------------- On 9/27/2004 8:10:17 AM fini wrote: ...let's not beat this into the ground... ---------------- You're right of course - these things get terminal after a while. Assault and battery with a deadly pun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 You've struck a powerful cord, Max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 ---------------- On 9/27/2004 8:41:44 AM fini wrote: You've struck a powerful cord, Max! ---------------- Well you're the conductor here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 OK - I am out of this one - my brain cells have fused - too much coffee probably - really wired now. (But wasnt the conductor line clever - though I say it myself - a double pun that one - on cord and on electricity. Ah well - I am running out of bits of ciruits to use - not technical enough - always shielded myself from these things. In fact the only remaining item I know of is diode - and I could figure out how to use that (forum imitating life?).) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 "Di-ode to Billy Joe"?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Speaker Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Hahahahahaha, funny funny funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whell Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Keep thinking, Max. It might spark some something new. Though I'm starting to detect an underCURRENT that folks are getting tired of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickieheinz Posted September 28, 2004 Author Share Posted September 28, 2004 ---------------- On 9/27/2004 6:39:33 AM picky wrote: That's an old trick we used to use in the music biz if we happened to play a gig at a venue that had poor wiring. We'd lift the ground and reverse the plug. The downfall of course is that the musicians holding their electrified instruments were more prone to receiving a shock. It's amazing how bright the spark can be that jumps from a singing electric guitarist's lips to the microphone! http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/images/smilies/6.gif"> {Very true!} The hum could be an indication of some problem in your home's electrical system. It's more common in older homes. A good-quality line filter may work as well. Thanks for sharing your story with the rest of us. http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/images/smilies/2.gif"> ---------------- Except that I had this house built just 10 yrs ago. Never had any electrical problems except for this.I don't know what causes ground loops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Perhaps, if someone that wired your home wasn't paying attention, they could have wired a circuit or even just on outlet backwards, thereby providing you with reversed polarity in one or more outlets. Here is a good explanation of ground loops: http://www.epanorama.net/documents/groundloop/basics.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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