> > Wow! Lots of input on a little observation... > > Rather than messing with your power supply side, you can get an audio > transformer and put it between your notebook and audio system in the audio > connection. (Or use the solid state equivalent: an isolation amplifier. But > that's quite a bit more involved.) > > Gerhard That's what I had intended to do. I was working with isolation transformers I swiped out of old modems, but then I broke one of them. I gave up. The "cheater"/"ground-breaker" works well enough. Mike H. _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist