[ProAudio] Understanding the grounding electrode system (NEC article 250)

[Adolph Thal]

> I use a driven stake (Grounding Rod) and avoid AC ground if at all possible (local electrical codes be damned!).

As others have already addressed, please stop doing this sort of thing.

It's based on a myth that I think started in the fake, high-end
audiophile segment, back in the early 1980s. I call it fake, because
the people there are clueless science deniers. It's a shame that they
have persisted and become so influential. Their presence and influence
has just about killed off high-end audio, which here in the USA, was
once a proud market segment offering some fine electronic designs
often built to very high quality standards. I miss it.

Sorry for the rant.


Adolph (Fred) Thal
Director of Engineering, ATAE
www.ataudioeng.com