Thread: "Floating Ground" - What do they mean?
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Default "Floating Ground" - What do they mean?
On 22/04/17 06:35, wrote:
I'm looking at a repair manual for a high powered transistorized audio
amplifier. It repeatedly says:

DO NOT use any test equipment to test or evaluate this amplifier, which
does not have floating grounds.

If the DC voltmeter is AC powered, Float the AC ground wire.

I (sort of) understand what they mean by a "Floating Ground", but I'm
not exactly sure what they mean. And, if I was to use a VTVM which is
plugged into the AC line, or an Oscilloscope (also plugged into an
outlet), how do I achieve a "floating ground"?

Use a safety isolation transformer, or batteries.

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