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From: dave@onfcanim.UUCP (Dave Martindale)
Newsgroups: rec.audio,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Sony D-10 through car amp
Keywords: motor noise (CD motor)
Message-ID: <15892@onfcanim.UUCP>
Date: 26 Aug 88 15:39:53 GMT
References: <2253@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <15911@apple.Apple.COM> <183@limbic.UUCP>
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In article <183@limbic.UUCP> gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.) writes:
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>I looked at my Sony D-5 player, and if you look at the power connector, you
>will see that (at least in mine) the "+" side is the outer conductor, which is
>generally connected to the device's chassis and audio ground.  Why Sony made
>a positive ground unit is beyond me, but it seems like they did.

The D-5 is negative ground.  It just connects the center pin of the power
conductor to ground, rather than the outer contact as you assumed.