benadrian wrote:

japmn wrote:I just found a little clamp from Home Depot that is designed exactly for this.

I am actually going to try to tie it to ground at the Panel in the basement or just to one of the big fucking pipes down there. I'll try to hide it like a ninja so I don't have to explain anything to the overlord.

Cool. Just make sure you use a high gauge cable and get a solid clamp. Remember, while the ground is good for noise, it's main concern is safety, so that a faulty device will send oveloaded power to ground, no through you or the chassis of a device. A thin ground wire will just act like a fuse in a major failure. Once that goes, your body is next

Ben

japmn wrote:

otisroom wrote: tie the ground of the outlet to the nearest piece of metal plumbing which hopefully accomplishes the same thing.

Thanks for the help guys, I can create any kind of audio adapter cable you could dream up but I am mostly terrified of high dose electricity.

I just found a little clamp from Home Depot that is designed exactly for this.

I am actually going to try to tie it to ground at the Panel in the basement or just to one of the big fucking pipes down there. I'll try to hide it like a ninja so I don't have to explain anything to the overlord.

japmn wrote:

benadrian wrote:

japmn wrote:I just found a little clamp from Home Depot that is designed exactly for this.

I am actually going to try to tie it to ground at the Panel in the basement or just to one of the big fucking pipes down there. I'll try to hide it like a ninja so I don't have to explain anything to the overlord.

Cool. Just make sure you use a high gauge cable and get a solid clamp. Remember, while the ground is good for noise, it's main concern is safety, so that a faulty device will send oveloaded power to ground, no through you or the chassis of a device. A thin ground wire will just act like a fuse in a major failure. Once that goes, your body is next

Ben

I thought I needed a low gauge wire. Doesn't the size of wire get smaller as the gauge number goes up? Am I confused?

Here is a chart I have been looking at.



http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

It seems to indicate the opposite.

japmn wrote:I thought I needed a low gauge wire. Doesn't the size of wire get smaller as the gauge number goes up? Am I confused?

Here is a chart I have been looking at.



http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

It seems to indicate the opposite.

japmn wrote:I just found a little clamp from Home Depot that is designed exactly for this.

Ryan Owens wrote:

japmn wrote:I just found a little clamp from Home Depot that is designed exactly for this.

Link?

otisroom wrote:No your right the lower the gauge number the thicker the wire. And you want the thick wire in this case.

japmn wrote:

Ryan Owens wrote:blah blah blah

http://www.hyperlinktech.com/item.aspx?id=937