Video Asylum

Posted by Kal Rubinson (R) on April 08, 2007 at 19:30:07

In Reply to: That won't be easy....... posted by Justlisten2 on April 8, 2007 at 17:58:12:

What worked for me was explaining to the service tech that (1) the hum loop was audible ONLY when their cable was connected, (2) that they had no solution and (3) that they had a responsibility to provide a usable service. I also told him that I expected him to deny responsibility. I then told him that it is all over the Internet that cable companies that locate their ground, for their own convenience, distant from the main ground CREATE these ground loops due to the potential differences at the two separated grounds. Finally, he said it would take him only about 10 minutes to relocate the ground which he did. Problem solved.

Of course, that was my second or third service tech. Guess I finally got one who listened.

Kal