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Posted by kiqbaq on Sep-27-2003 17:05:

buzzing sound on techs

i don't know what it is but one of my techs makes this buzzing noise when i hook the grounding wire to the mixer. if you turn up the volume you can hear it a little, and if you use the PFL on that channel you can hear the buzz...but when music is playing you cant hear it..i think it has somthing to do with the groudning wire.. when i don't ground it to the mixer i dont hear the buzz anymore..anyone ever have this problem? and isnt it suggested to ground your tables?.

Posted by JohnSmith on Sep-27-2003 17:49:

it's called a "ground hum" and it comes from a 60hz cycle on your power lines. this can be corrected with what is called a power conditioner.

Posted by kiqbaq on Sep-27-2003 18:15:

damn... how much is this goig to cost? and how do i use the power conditioner?

Posted by dknylady on Sep-28-2003 01:46:

this was happening to one of mine...then i wiggled the rca cords around a bit and it went away.

Posted by kiqbaq on Sep-28-2003 03:35:

did you wiggle where it comes from the table? i'll try it out

Posted by kiqbaq on Sep-28-2003 03:38:

just tried it... i didnt work for me

anyone else have this problem?

Posted by Dmatrox on Sep-28-2003 04:45:

quote:
Originally posted by kiqbaq
damn... how much is this goig to cost? and how do i use the power conditioner?

LOL, too funny

Anyways, as john smith said, you have a grounding problem. There is a grounding wire that leads away from your technics turntables. There should be a place on your mixer that you can stick your grounding wire to.

You might be sticking the grounding wire to the wrong place. for example if you stick the grounding wire to a metal surface, the buzzing is usually loud and audible. Look in your mixer manual for the correct place to stick your grounding wire. If you are sticking the wire to the correct place and ensure that its in total contact, then contact the place you bought your mixer from because buzzing shouldnt happen when you connect properly.

Posted by djshan on Sep-28-2003 06:36:

i dont use tt's anymore, but check to see if ur stylus doesnt have dust on it.

Posted by kiqbaq on Sep-28-2003 06:46:

i've checked the stylus and they are fine... i dont know if it is th emixer because i have another tech and it works fine without any buzz....the stange thing with this tech is that if you ground it there is a buzz but if you ungroudn it there isnt a buzz.. i thought it was the other way around.. but i guess not in my case. thats why i have no clue whats up.

Posted by kiqbaq on Oct-01-2003 04:17:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_moonshine
i dont use tt's anymore, but check to see if ur stylus doesnt have dust on it.

i checked the stylus again and it looked fine.. took off the cart... put it back on viola... it was gone!!! i think one of my wires was loose.. but hell yah so excited now.. thenks fellas