Midas Venice F24 - Appendix F: Service Information; Routine maintenance; Cleaning the console; Troubleshooting

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VeniceF
Operator Manual
Isolated FireWire computer system. Note how the isolation barrier breaks the ground
loop.
Non-isolated FireWire computer system. With no isolation barrier, the ground loop is
present.
Midas VeniceF
console
Power distribution
unit (PDU)
Power supply unit
(PSU) with
internal isolation
FireWire connection
Broken ground
loop
Power
connection
Laptop
PC/Mac
Power connection
Isolation
barrier
Midas VeniceF
console
Power distribution
unit (PDU)
Power supply
unit (PSU)
without internal
isolation barrier
Ground loop
Power
connection
Laptop
PC/Mac
Power connection
FireWire connection