BFD owners (1 Viewer)

[Travis]

I posted earlier that I am having a loud buzzing, and beeping sound coming through my center speaker. I thought it might be the 3805 but yesterday I ended up unhooking the sub cable and the buzz went away. I finally got around to installing the BFD yesterday and I think this might be the problem (which really baffles me as this problem existed before the BFD was installed). I went to Radio Shack to pick up some 1/4" to mono adaptors. They handed me some 1/4" to phono adaptors instead and said they were exactly the same thing. Are they, or do I have to have the mono? The BFD is plugged directly into the back of my Monster HTS5100. Could the BFD be the cause of a ground loop? Should it have a 3 to 2 plug installed? I still can't figure out why this problem only exhibits itself in the center channel of the Denon and none of the others.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

No, components don’t cause ground loops. It’s caused when your electrical has two paths to ground. Typically in home theaters the cause is either a cable TV feed, or an improperly grounded satellite dish.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Travis]

Well this has me really confused then. I unhooked my sat feed going into the monster box and the buzz was still there. I then took the BFD and installed a 3 to 2 converter on it and plugged it back into the monster. The buzz and beeping is now gone.

 

[BrianWoerndle]

When I hooked up my BFD I got a buzz/hum throught my system. And it was even hooked up through my Monster Power Center. I used a cheater plug to get rid of the gound on the BFD's plug and the buzz/hum went away. It must be something in the adapters that is causing the gound loop.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Nope – the adapters can’t do it (although faulty cables could). It’s never a good idea to bypass a safety ground. Better to find and eliminate the source of the ground loop.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Travis]

Wayne,

I agree with you. I have an electrician scheduled to come out and install a separate 30 amp circuit breaker. That should take care of my Cinenova and supporting cast.