Hi Alan, What is the specific situation at mains frequency that you would call a "ground loop"? Sean On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 9:11 AM, wrote: >> >You are illustrating the reason why I hate the term "ground loop" - it >> >has nothing inherently to do with loops! >> >> True, perhaps (please tell me if I'm wrong, as I'm ignorant in these mat= ter which >> I'm beginning to study only now) with only one exception: >> if a wire acts like a RF antenna, would a "ground loop" act like a magne= tic pickup? >> (assuming there are changing magnetic fields in the room, of course). > > Ground Loop is quite a reasonable term to use at mains frequency, I agree= it is a bit of a misnomer at RF. > -- > Scanned by iCritical. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .