Re: Ground Loop challenges

[ABLE1 <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/21/2018 5:54 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> On Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 4:14:47 PM UTC-5, ABLE1 wrote:
>> Hey Guys!!
>>
>> I have a camera install that is plagued with Ground Loop issues.
>>
>> I have been installing individual BNC Ground Loop Insulators on
>> individual cameras that are the worst which cleans up the video for that
>> camera.
>>
>> However, over time another camera gets bad, and then another, etc.
>>
>> As I understand the problem is due to an imbalance in voltage at 60
>> cycles or ground reference between phases from the power company. And
>> that the video is very sensitive to the imbalance and causes the video
>> bars, bla bla bla.
>>
>> My questions are as follows.
>>
>> Is there a something device thingie that can be installed at the breaker
>> panel across the phases that can blend or sync the cycles, etc.??
>>
>> Is there a something device thingie that has more than one individual
>> port that can be mounted at the head end (like a 8 or 16 port) that can
>> isolate the ground loop with out using all the dongles??
>>
>> Thanks for any insight!!
>>
>> Les
>
> I don't know much about this subject but I was under the impression that a "line conditioner" would isolate all those kinds of problems out of an AC power source. NO ?
>

Hi Jim,

I have been researching this most of the day.  What I have found out the
only real choice is the single BNC Ground Loop Isolators, which is what
I have been using.  It seems that mfg's don't think it is worth the
effort to put them in a full patch bay of 16 channels.  I have given up
on my quest for this thingie.

Have a good week.

Les