[Vintage-Audio] Re Gold Plated Audio Cables

[wolfbob]

Be aware that these surge suppressors only last for a few 
real surges and then they don't any more. I don't know how 
to test them to see if they are still effective.

WBob, WB6JPI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 
back" <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re Gold Plated Audio Cables


> Pete,
>
> I learned about the switching power supply issue four or 
> five years ago. I had to have some blown components in my 
> MGA Super VHS deck replaced after a failure. Since the old 
> blind dude rarely uses a remote, (I have an entire section 
> of my six foot wood LD/CD storage unit full of about 
> thirty of them!), I put a six outlet power strip with a 
> reset capable circuit breaker and surge suppressor in 
> line. So unless I am using the twin VHS decks, Yamaha LD 
> player, Pioneer LD/DVD player, they remain powered totally 
> down.
>
> Pete is absolutely right. Doing what I did will extend the 
> life of these expensive items for two to three times their 
> normal always on life. Which can save you a lot of 
> frustration, avoidable repair costs and expensive 
> replacement units!
>
> Since I do not trust these power strips surge protection, 
> I also have a surge protection unit plugged into the wall 
> outlet and the power strip plugged into it. It may be 
> overkill, but better safe than surge sorry!
>
> This is a really peculiar situation Peter, especially with 
> the Sony CDRW deck. Too complicated to try and explain by 
> e-mail. One of these days I will give you a landline and 
> explain the entire scope of odd things that happen with 
> modern technology.
>
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
> dfischer at usol.com
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
> To: <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re Gold Plated Audio Cables
>
>
>> Generally there should be no voltage potential difference 
>> between the
>> chassis of each unit even with consumer grade two wire AC 
>> lines. However,
>> with many of these units, as soon as you plug it into an 
>> AC outlet, the
>> AC transformer, any components on the AC side, and any 
>> components up to
>> the ON/OFF switch could be drawing current constantly. 
>> Almost any piece
>> of equipment that comes with a remote, a portion of the 
>> equipment is
>> always energized even if you have the ON/OFF switch to 
>> OFF. So, if it's
>> on for 24/7, for X number of years, the potential for 
>> component breakdown
>> or leakage in those parts of the circuitry that are 
>> constantly drawing
>> current is probably good. You first have to isolate which 
>> piece of
>> equipment, if it is the equipment, is generating the 
>> static or causing
>> the distortion. Once that can be determined, then a stage 
>> by stage
>> monitoring would be required to determine which stage 
>> might be causing
>> the issue. Since it's intermittent, this most likely 
>> would cause
>> additional frustration, since you can check the stage at 
>> one point and,
>> all is good, but at some later time, it might start to 
>> exhibit problems.
>> There's no easy answer here.
>>
>> Pete
>>
>> On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:01:22 -0500 "Duane Fischer, W8DBF"
>> <dfischer at usol.com> writes:
>>> Pete, I wonder if there is some potential between the 
>>> Sony ZA5 DAT
>>> deck and
>>> the Sony CDRW deck?
>>>
>>> One thing I have learned is that any cassette tape one 
>>> tries to
>>> record
>>> direct to a CDRW deck almost always fails. I spent 100 
>>> hours working
>>> with
>>> some historic cassette tapes from 1981-1983 and it was a 
>>> nightmare!
>>> There is
>>> something about those analog cassette tapes, old or 
>>> current, that
>>> the CDRW
>>> decks do not like. Hence, I am wondering if this 
>>> periodic static
>>> might also
>>> be caused by something in the DAT tape. Who knows.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
>>> dfischer at usol.com
>>> HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
>>> http://www.w9wze.net
>>> HHRP: Historic Halligan Radio Project
>>> hhrp.w9wze.net
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