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If you have a moment I would like to take this
opportunity to introduce you to my company and its services.
Grounding as it pertains to
Audio and Video Systems Design has been my focus for over 25 years. During
that time, as an installer and technician for professional recording studios,
I have on numerous occasions had problems in getting a system as noise free
as I felt it should be. In all of these instances IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM
WITH THE AUDIO WIRING (or installation) but a problem with the power
distribution system design and implementation.
So in response to this challenge
I launched Ground One to address the specific power and grounding requirements
unique to Professional Recording Studios and High End Home Theater Installations.
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| OUR SERVICES |
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Ground One is a consulting firm that concentrates
on the specific and unique electrical power and grounding requirements for
the entertainment industry.
We start with a site analysis of your existing
ground system and electrical distribution. This analysis consists of measuring
ground system resistivity, harmonic content of current, and percent of distortion
of the power waveform. All of these are critical to the performance of your
system. We offer a number of tiered solutions to address system performance
shortfalls.
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| THE IMPORTANCE OF POWER
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The fact is that power quality
and grounding are the foundation of any electronic system. Keeping voltage
distortion and harmonic noise content to a minimum in the power distribution
system is essential for high quality sound and picture.
Keeping noise and transients
to a minimum is ABSOLUTELY necessary for the reliable operation of
the new Hard Drive based audio and video systems. UTILITY POWER AND GROUND
ARE SIMPLY NOT ADEQUATE IN THESE SITUATIONS.
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| HOW TO PROCEED |
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The first step is for us to
review your existing loads and wiring block diagram. Then we would schedule
a site survey. After our initial site analysis we will determine the best
approach to improve your system. During this visit we determine if more
testing is required and we will make our recommendations on further work
needed. We then will prepare a report for your review outlining further
work.
After you review our report
we will schedule a meeting / phone call. At this time we will put together
a list of the required components to upgrade your system. This will also
include the ideal location of ground rod and sub panel for best performances.
If necessary we will schedule job site visits to consult with your electrical
contractor. After the installation is complete we will schedule a final
power quality analysis to verify power quality.
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| POWER AND GROUNDING
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basically consists of: |
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Electrolytic ground
rod |
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Electrostatic triple-shielded
isolation transformer with copper windings, surge suppression on the primary,
and RF filtering on the secondary. |
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Breaker Panel with
copper feeder bus bars, oversized neutral buss and isolated ground buss bar.
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Undervoltage magnetic trip breaker |
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Highest quality spike and
surge filtering
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Hospital-Grade, Isolated
ground receptacles |
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Electrical wire for installations
is normally 12 gauge for 15 Amp circuits and 10 gauge for 20 Amp circuits.
All circuits are wired using Stranded wire which has the phase and neutral
wires twisted together (to reduce EMF Radiation), with the ground wire run
separately. These procedures are designed to be installed by your electrician
or we have electrical contractors that we work with and will recommend.
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| THANK YOU ! |
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Best regards,
Art Kelm
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