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Need help packing gear....dont have boxes no more
Whenever I ship audio stuff, I pull most of what I need out of the garbage: discarded boxes to double and triple box depending on component, (heavy computer boxes are best.); styrofoam to pack the voids between the boxes; foam peanuts and plastic ... 
CATV Groundloop, toBeat a Dead Horse and the Shack
Take a run back to the Shack, dump the interuptor you bought, pick up these: Parts #15-1140 and #15-1253, tie them back to back via 300 ohm leads, insert in your cable before any equipment and voila, loop broken. Not very pretty but effective, (sa... 
Short Out Plugs
Radio Shack sells a bag of colored plastic RCA's; unscrew the cover, bend over the metal to short the plug, apply small amount of solder, screw cap back, and fill void with silicone. 8 plugs for about 5 bucks. Any cheaper ya gotta steal em!! Oh ye...