[Elecraft] OT - sound cards

[Mike]

How does one bond a flaptop? Most of the Win machines I've seen have a plastic case. 
My Macbook Pro has a metal case, but the screws that hold the bottom cover are tiny.

73, Mike NF4L

On 1/9/2012 1:40 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 1/9/2012 10:29 AM, Al Lorona wrote:
>> If you disconnect the power supply from your laptop (i.e. run on battery power)
>> and try it again you'll probably notice a significant improvement in the noise
>> level of your recorded audio. What does that tell you
> It certainly tells us that the product is badly built from a bonding
> point of view, and probably has severe Pin One problems. This is one of
> many problems that can be solved by proper bonding from computer chassis
> to rig chassis, as described in my tutorial, referenced in the previous
> email.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
>
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