Hello all,

> Declan Moriarty wrote:
>
> Also be aware that the dc/dc converter will give a floating voltage, 
> i.e. it can sit at ground or at +100V or wherever you drag it. It would 
> only have to go a small distance away from zero to cause trouble. 
> Ground in these devices is usually a plane for insulation purposes, 
> and not connected to input or output.
>
> If you have no internal ground in your box, (you seem to be
> prototyping) consider earthing the outside of any "D" 
> connector and providing a ground that way.

> Joe wrote:
>
> You may be having a problem with ground loops. Try connecting everything
to a single grounding point. 


First of all, thank you for your replies, including Gunther Mannigel (to
private email).

Earthing the ground of the PCB solves the problem. We use a small switchbox
to be able to use one telephone line for multiple devices. The switchbox
seems to have trouble with the floating ground of the PCB as a result of the
isolated AC/DC adapter. 

So... Down to earth again! Now I only have to find a smooth way to make the
connection to the real world ;-)


Thanks again,

Elbert Smit. 

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