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   From: zekor@comcast.net   
      
   In article , Greg Forschler  wrote:   
   >On Nov 18, 6:11=A0am, ze...@comcast.net (GS) wrote:   
   >> In article com>, Greg Forschler  wrote:   
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   >> >On Nov 2, 12:20=3DA0pm, ze...@comcast.net (GS) wrote:   
   >> >> In article ups=3D   
   >> >..com>, Greg Forschler  wrote:   
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   >> >> >I just bought a new little Laney amp for home, it buzzes less than my   
   >> >> >last small amp, but seems to pick up radio signals much more, even   
   >> >> >when there is no cable plugged in (and when there is a cable I use   
   >> >> >Mogami cables that really do help alot). I've switched outlets, moved   
   >> >> >it around, nothing really helps. There is no ground switch either. I   
   >> >> >do notice that when I touch the amp, and especially hold the power   
   >> >> >cord, it eliminates most of it. So I'm wondering, is there something =   
   >I   
   >> >> >can get, besides a human body, to touch or 'hold' the cord, something   
   >> >> >to wrap around it or something that will do the same thing as when a   
   >> >> >human hand touches it?   
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   >> >> Whats a Laney amp ??   
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   >> >> Usually any connect can make a difference, at the speaker, the power c=   
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   >> >, or   
   >> >> inputs, or any other connection. RF filters, RF chokes, grounding, etc=   
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   >> > fix.   
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   >> >Laney is the brand, popular in the UK I guess.   
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   >> >I'm not sure what an RF filter or choke is. I'm not an electrician.   
   >> >The power cable does have the third prong for ground. I tried   
   >> >something called a ferite noise surpressor, with no change.   
   >> >I had a smaller lower quality amp before, still have it actually, it   
   >> >didn't pick up the radio so much but buzzed really bad. I almost think   
   >> >the new amp is just doing a better job acting as a true radio, where   
   >> >as the first one just picked up all the signals and didn't filter the   
   >> >frequencies out so it was just static. I'm not sure which is worse.   
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   >> Not very normal to pick up radio STATIONS, usually its maybe one AM stati=   
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   >> Something may be wrong with the amp. A filter box on the power cord   
   >> side might help. Not sure where you tried a ferrite noise surpressor.   
   >> Filtering the speaker leads is sometimes required on long speaker cables,   
   >> but that should not be your problem.   
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   >By filter box, do you mean like the noise surpressor outlets that sit   
   >between the power cable and the regular outlet?   
      
   Right. It should an LC filter.   
      
   greg   
      
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