Ground loops are a common yet often overlooked issue in building electrical systems. While they may seem minor during design or construction, ground loops can significantly impact system performance ...

Having problems with your process controls and electrical instrumentation? The source may be a grounding disturbance known as a ground loop. According to the ANSI/ IEEE Standard Dictionary of ...

Ground start is the primary analog signaling method used between telephone switches such as the central office (CO) and a private branch exchange (PBX). It offers a way to indicate on-hook and ...

When designing or installing the cables for a video transmission system, one assumption that engineers commonly make is that the local earth grounds of both ends of the cable are the same. When ...

Successful shield grounding cannot be divorced from the issue of good signal grounding; they go hand-in-hand. Thus both subjects will be treated as a combined topic in Part 2 of this series.

I recently set up a cheap little A/V system with parts my friend gave me. It sounds pretty good, but when I attach my VCR (still have one...) to the input on my Sony TA-AX380 control amp, I get a ...

Network analysis is a powerful and well-established method of characterizing and optimizing a control system. [1] Unfortunately, making a successful measurement can be difficult and frustrating ...