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Removing the ground on PC?

Is it complex to disconnect or remove the ground pin on a power cable and be able to re-connect it if you decide to sell the cord later? Any soldering required? My Wadia 302 does better without ground and there are not many options out there with removable ground pins.
jman
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ozzy
7,561 posts
 
Just disconnect the ground in the outlet.
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stringreen
6,495 posts
 
I don't recommend using one of those 99 cent adapters...they ruin the sound. I would disconnect the ground from the outlet as ozzy suggested,
carl109
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I'm sure you already know this, but the presence of a ground connection indicates no double-insulation, so removing the ground does expose you to the small but real risk of electric shock if the casing ever became live.

Is the improvement in sound worth such a risk?
jman OP
99 posts
 
Well I have some sort of ground loop hum and the solution was lifting the ground on my cdp. I currently use one of those 99 cent adapters.
musicnoise
377 posts
 
Cheating out the ground may get rid of the hum but the problem isn't that you have a grounded chassis. The way to address the problem is to find the cause and address the cause. As Carl109 pointed out that the 'fix' of cheating out the ground has its drawbacks.
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