On 12/9/2012 8:19 PM, Aaron Kreider wrote:
The noise is highest at the electric panel in my basement
I strongly suggest that you (or a smart electrician) go through all the
wiring in your home to find and correct any wiring errors that exist.
Homes are wired by human beings, and as a group, we make mistakes. Some
are careless goofs like reversed wires, but others are things done wrong
because the electrician didn't know the right way to do it. Many of
these errors are unsafe, and most of them can cause or contribute to
noise being carried on wiring inside the home. I found more than a half
dozen errors in the home I bought here in CA, some of both types. Three
were MAJOR, caused the system to be unsafe, and caused it to be VERY
noisy as well.
There's a tutorial on Power and Grounding for Audio and Video
Professionals on my website, and everything in those electrical codes
applies to the wiring in our homes as well. The only differences relate
to the scale of the installation -- most buildings where pro A/V systems
are used are much larger, and have more complex systems, but the same
fundamentals apply. http://audiosystemsgroup.com/publish.htm
Some very common problems are improper earth connections, extra bonding
between neutral and ground, and wiring reversals at outlets.
73, Jim Brown K9YC
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