Per Jessen wrote:

> I have hooked up a headset to my Nanopi Neo Air, but the microphone
> quality is severely impacted by electrical hum.  I have tested it and
> determined it is due to a power supply with no ground, i.e. the
> typical 5VDC 2A with a two-prong Europlug.  Using one of those small
> power supplies in metal cabinets, with a ground wire, and the hum is
> gone. 
> 
> The latter is not really an option, so what do people do instead?

I have discussed it on EE stackexchange, and there is no doubt it is a
ground loop (Brummschleife) issue, easily solved by a power supply with
ground.  Does anyone know of where I might find one of those
small "wall wart" style power supplies, but with a ground prong ? 


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Per Jessen, Zürich (2.5°C)
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