grounding cable?

higgins79
higgins79 Posts: 72
edited July 2008 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I have been getting an occasional hum out of one of my RTIs. It is real sparatic and doenst happen all to often, but it is enough to have me concerned. I would like to think I am pretty smart when it comes to hooking up my gear and knowing how it works however I cant seem to isolate whats causing it. If i remove any of my equipment (except the amp or reciever of course) from the system it still comes and goes when its on so i guess i can narrow it down to either the amp or the reciever. Now if there is one thing i cant do (other than plumbing) its the science of electricity. The manual of the amp suggestes running a ground from the grounding post of the amp to the grounding post of the powercenter. If my outlet is grounded and your using a three prong cable isn't it alrdy grounded? the ground indicator on my powercenter and voltage stabalizer both read ok? Any input would be appreciated. ps its late and I'm tired so i did not bother to proofread or spell check this :)
TV ................Sony kdl52xbr4
Reciever ........Denon AVR 988
Amp -............Monster MPA 2250
Bluray............Sony PS3 (80gig)
Hddvd............xbox 360 Hddvd
Power centers.Monster 3600II & 2600II & 1600 x2
Voltage..........Monster AVS 2000
Fronts ...........polk Rti12s
Center ..........polk Csi5
Rears.............polk Fxi5s
Sub ..............Infinity PS12
cables............Monster / DIY
Video games...XBOX 360 / Wii
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited July 2008
    Yes it is grounded. First try disconnecting any equiptment that may have a cable TV connector on it. Second if any oof your sources are grounded try a cheater plug, and see if the hum goes away.
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  • higgins79
    higgins79 Posts: 72
    edited July 2008
    I have the cable running through the power center as well but when i was unplugging stuff to see if it goes away I did forget to unscrew the cable to see if made a difference so I will try that (have to wait for my wife to finish watching TV. She hates when I mess with stuff when she watching hehe.) Also what do you mean by a cheater plug.
    TV ................Sony kdl52xbr4
    Reciever ........Denon AVR 988
    Amp -............Monster MPA 2250
    Bluray............Sony PS3 (80gig)
    Hddvd............xbox 360 Hddvd
    Power centers.Monster 3600II & 2600II & 1600 x2
    Voltage..........Monster AVS 2000
    Fronts ...........polk Rti12s
    Center ..........polk Csi5
    Rears.............polk Fxi5s
    Sub ..............Infinity PS12
    cables............Monster / DIY
    Video games...XBOX 360 / Wii
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,184
    edited July 2008
    A cheater plug is basically a three prong female to a two prong male plug.
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