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Jimmy Gibson

 

From:
Cornwall, England
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2006 10:29 am    
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HELP...I have just got a laptop pc,it works great though my HI FI System,but when i put it through my PA,then it makes a terrible buzzing noise,it is so loud i can`t play my CD`s ect,but what is strange to me is if i dissconect the mains adapter the noise stops any help into why it should do this,and how or if can i cure this problem? would be very welcome thanks in advance.


Jimmy.
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Jack Stoner


From:
Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2006 10:39 am    
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It's the standard "ground loop hum" issue. The differnce in AC ground potential between the laptop and PA. I suspect if you run the laptop on battery the hum will be gone.

I don't know about the UK mains but in the US, if we remove the ground from one device the ground loop goes away.
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Jimmy Gibson

 

From:
Cornwall, England
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2006 11:05 am    
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Thanks Jack,i took trhe earth of the plug brilliant,worked great no more noise only the music,thanks so much God bless.

Jimmy.
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Andy Sandoval


From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2006 1:12 pm    
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I had that same exact problem and just put one of those three to two prong outlet adapters on the computer cable and got a nice quiet sound.
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