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![]() "Tian_Li" wrote Use a dedicated ground power outlet for your computer. Unless you have a 1-radio "station" and no lightning protection of any kind, this is a very bad choice. The dedicated power outlet for the COMPUTER is wired by the electrician so that both ground leads (white and green) are wired directly to the breaker panel. The power and ground is NOT looped to other outlets. It is a dedicated power (and ground) outlet for computer use only. It is typically an orange colored power outlet. This was not intended for radio use. It is simply suggested to keep radio equipment powered on a separate power circuit from the computer with the computer ground going directly to the breaker panel ground. That IS the single point ground for the house power wiring - at the breaker panel. Our discussion here is about radio, and that is not a helpful or cost effective modification to make. Neither does it provide separate power to the computer as you allege, it is merely a dedicated neutral and ground connection to the mains. If electrical planning or mods are being done, much better to provide the radio room with its own branch panel. Having a computer on the radio circuit is not a problem, having the whole house on the radio power loop can be. Your description of single point ground for the home wiring is correct, but not complete. The radio station has its own single point ground, and all AC equipment in a radio room must bond to that. Equipment bonding in the radio room would immediately negate the questionable benefit that a dedicated computer neutral/ground offered. One grounding electrode conductor from the station single point ground to the AC mains single point ground is required. This creates an unavoidable loop, which is why truly separate power to the radio room is desired, not a useless dedicated ground for a single piece of equipment. The one noisy dimmer switch I have in my dining room, no longer affects the radios since providing separate power to them. Jack |
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