[Elecraft] Mac Grounding

[Rick Prather]

I have the aluminum 24" and I use a screw clamp on the aluminum leg on the back.  

Definitely eliminated the potential difference I used to see from the Mac to the radio.

As much as I love Mac's there is nothing inherently magic about them that disallows the need for proper grounding.

Also, running a ground strap is not in any way going to alter the warranty.

In Phil's case, even using the SignalLink (for whatever reason) does not preclude the possibility of needing the units bonded together.  

I wondered how long it would take K9YC to weigh in on this and I'm sure he can do a much better job of explaining the requirement.  Taking a look at his tutorial  is an excellent idea.

Rick
K6LE

On 4/11/2011, at 5:53 , Ray Sills wrote:

> Hi Rick:
> 
> Where to you connect that ground strap?  My iMac (17" Intel) is  
> totally encased in plastic!
> 
> 73 de Ray
> K2ULR
>