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How do I know if I need one?

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If you’ll hear audible hum on your speakers or headphones, this is due to a ground loop in your setup and our Ground Defender was designed to eliminate this unpleasant…
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How do I turn it on?

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GND Defender
You don’t, it’s a passive component that does its job upon connecting it right in-between a power cable and audio product powered by it.
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How do I use it?

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GND Defender
Plug the GND Defender into the IEC socket of your earthed component, then plug the IEC power cable into the GND Defender.
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How is an earth loop formed?

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Sound systems can range in scale from being simple to very extensive. Generally the more components that are earthed in the system, the more likely an earth loop will develop.…
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Is lifting the earth from equipment safe?

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GND Defender
To maintain earthing safety for connected equipment a maximum of 1.2V is allowed to develop across the 100 ohm resistance in the GND Defender, with excess current being passed through…
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Should I use just one? Or multiple?

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GND Defender
Ideally you should use one Ground Defender per audio component, but also you should remember to connect at least one such product to your power bar/conditioner directly.
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What about unearthed systems?

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GND Defender
The GND Defender won’t be of benefit to an unearthed system (where all the components have double insulated 2 pin power supplies). Instead, it will probably help if the system…
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What do you mean by earth and ground?

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GND Defender
Although these words sound similar, here we are using ‘earth’ to mean the mains earth, and ‘ground’ to mean the audio zero volt (0V) line on your equipment.
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What does it do?

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GND Defender
It aims to reduce the effect of ground loops in a system. If more than one audio device in your system is earthed to the mains, you may experience hum…
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What is it?

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GND Defender
The GND Defender is a ground lift device. It inserts resistance between the mains earth and your equipment ground. It is meant to eliminate ground loops in your audio setup,…
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