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Old 24th August 2007   #5
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Originally Posted by Trancetones View Post
The $30 20 minute fix. Go to home depot and get a run of 12 gauge green wire, a pair of wire strippers and a pipe ground. Attach the pipe ground to the cold water pipe in your basement that comes from the street. Attach the wire to the pipe ground and run it into your studio. Turn off the circuit breaker and open the outlet(s) and remove the ground that is there and replace it with the wire from the basement. Turn on the circuit breaker. Done and done.
If you choose this suggesion make sure you connect it to the main AC ground, a floating ground is dangerous and NOT to code.
I would start with a dedicated circuit for your audio.
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