Why did switching out all the 2 prong power cord that came with the receiver with a 3 prong regular cord of the same guage make my audio system come alive as if a sheer veil being lifted?
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Well, assuming the cords are of equal quality, perhaps grounding the chassis helped to reduce the noise floor by absorbing some of the internal interference.
I'm surprised, if the chassis is grounded to the IEC connector, that the receiver didn't come with a 3 prong cord to begin with. Does the connector on the receiver have 3 prongs? -
Yes the IEC connector has three prongs. The power cord however had a polarized plug.
The power cable I used is a standard 6 feet 3-prong 14 ga computer cable costing $4.00.Comment
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Interesting. One way to prove if it's the cable itself or the grounding that caused the change is to temporarily insert a cheater plug and see if the "veil" reappears. If it does, then the receiver performs better when grounded (and is safer to use, too). If not, then there is another cause, perhaps something to do with the cable itself.Comment
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I have several pieces of audio equipment that have 2 prong no ground ac plugs. is it possible to convert this equipment to a 3 prong AC cord by adding an IEC socket, or hardwireing 3 conductor AC wire with a 3 prong plug?
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If anyone knows or is using the original power cord,please answer me this....
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