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<blockquote data-quote="Glenn Adams" data-source="post: 123250" data-attributes="member: 6611">Re: CARE TEAM - need help. Audio Dropouts on AES50Thanks for your expert opinion. I will wait to see if he finds the issue and correct every ounce of my life experiances with very large networks and data transfer of just about everything on the planet except some military and space program data systems.It is ok to rely on the basics you have learned in text books. The shield can create data transfer issues in real life, but if your book says that go ahead and forget about trying to get to the root of a problem. You are right about the shield being for ESD, I am talking EMF. And yes it can cause a dropout. For real in a real installation, not in a book. I have seen packet loss and the TDR meter changes as the cable is moved. These are $25k and about $10k meters. What do you use?Power issues are a long shot, but again, I have seen it in the real world. Modern equipment is not all made the same and some take short cuts that include faulty isolation. Just saying, the stuff isn&#039;t all perfect like your Advice is. The poor guy should just give up and update his drivers and make sure the power light is on. I forgot to ask Mr. McCoy, but is the network cable in conduit or cable tray?start simple, use a coupler with a short unshielded patch cable at one end or do nothing like the upper expert suggested.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glenn Adams, post: 123250, member: 6611"] Re: CARE TEAM - need help. Audio Dropouts on AES50 Thanks for your expert opinion. I will wait to see if he finds the issue and correct every ounce of my life experiances with very large networks and data transfer of just about everything on the planet except some military and space program data systems. It is ok to rely on the basics you have learned in text books. The shield can create data transfer issues in real life, but if your book says that go ahead and forget about trying to get to the root of a problem. You are right about the shield being for ESD, I am talking EMF. And yes it can cause a dropout. For real in a real installation, not in a book. I have seen packet loss and the TDR meter changes as the cable is moved. These are $25k and about $10k meters. What do you use? Power issues are a long shot, but again, I have seen it in the real world. Modern equipment is not all made the same and some take short cuts that include faulty isolation. Just saying, the stuff isn't all perfect like your Advice is. The poor guy should just give up and update his drivers and make sure the power light is on. I forgot to ask Mr. McCoy, but is the network cable in conduit or cable tray? start simple, use a coupler with a short unshielded patch cable at one end or do nothing like the upper expert suggested. [/QUOTE]

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