Further Descent into Madness

[gilbodavid 4]

I put my hifi through its own mains supply a few years ago. I also stuck a copper rod in the garden, been read that a garden earth may be totally different from mains earth, by quite a few volts, which can have a rather negative effect on your system and sound. So I removed the garden copper pipe earth from my system on the basis it might cause shrinkage in my lowthers which already suffer from little weenie syndrome....

[Hayward 0]

I put my hifi through its own mains supply a few years ago. I also stuck a copper rod in the garden, been read that a garden earth may be totally different from mains earth, by quite a few volts, which can have a rather negative effect on your system and sound. So I removed the garden copper pipe earth from my system on the basis it might cause shrinkage in my lowthers which already suffer from little weenie syndrome....

Not sure it has had any effect at all, let alone negative.

[Speedskater 208]

Connecting to a separate stake in the garden is very dangerous!

This remains true whether your hi-fi components remain connected to the Protective Earth system or not.

The connection to Mother Earth is only there for safety during unusual events (thunderstorms are the best example).

Removing the Protective Earth connection defeats the circuit breaker tripping if there is a short circuit in your hi-fi setup.

In any case the connection to Mother Earth has nothing to do with day-to-day AC power quality. Leakage, noise and interference currents have little interest in Mother Earth.

[MCRU 48]

Connecting to a separate stake in the garden is very dangerous!

This remains true whether your hi-fi components remain connected to the Protective Earth system or not.

The connection to Mother Earth is only there for safety during unusual events (thunderstorms are the best example).

Removing the Protective Earth connection defeats the circuit breaker tripping if there is a short circuit in your hi-fi setup.

In any case the connection to Mother Earth has nothing to do with day-to-day AC power quality. Leakage, noise and interference currents have little interest in Mother Earth.

I wish people would listen to these sorts of comments.

Very dangerous indeed.

Good post!

[Tony_J 5,337]

System looks amazing!!!!! My lowther compact 400s are suddenly suffering from little weenie syndrome

What drivers do you have in your 400s (surely "classic 400" rather than "compact"...?), and how do they sound? Interested as I have a pair of Bicor 200s with PM2C drivers & have wondered how different (if at all) the cabs with forward/rear facing drivers sound.

[Hayward 0]

I wish people would listen to these sorts of comments.

Very dangerous indeed.

Good post!

For the avoidance of any doubt or confusion, the electrical work recently carried out on my listening room was part of a wider building project, done by a qualified electrician and meets all Part P regulations. I have the certificate.

[i_should_coco 4]

Every thread turns into a cable thread if left long enough.

[Guest BD Audio]

Apparently BHB are developing a new range of earthing rods......

[russ abbott - royds broth 3]

[Guest BD Audio]

They will compliment the existing range of gripper rods perfectly I'm told.

[Hayward 0]

Apparently BHB are developing a new range of earthing rods......

Now you tell me!

[i_should_coco 4]

Apparently BHB are developing a new range of earthing rods......

Is it a coincidence they resemble butt plugs?

[Guest]

They will compliment the existing range of gripper rods perfectly I'm told.

Enough voltage difference between the earths and the gripping bit will be involuntary, meaning the gripper rods would become superfluous.

[russ abbott - royds broth 3]

They will compliment the existing range of gripper rods perfectly I'm told.

I have the BHB plasterboard screws,but can't see me having the funds for the gripper rods for sometime to come.

[Hayward 0]

Can I use the gripper rods even if I don't have fitted carpets?