In a message dated 5/20/2005 9:06:24 AM Pacific Standard Time,
ALVentures@cox.net writes:
Joe;
Best practice is to
ground wire shield at only one end. Grounding both ends results in
multiple ground paths, and the potential for “ground loops”; slight
differences in ground potential. I’m not sure about your concern about
the antenna effect; whatever minute signals picked up simple go to
ground.
Guys, I'm not an EE but I should mention (the obvious) that the INTENT
of the shielded wire is to absorb the signals floating around and grounding them
to prevent the inner wire from being subject to the same signals. (IE
functioning somewhat like an antenna) It is true that ANY high aspect ratio tube
can become a hollow cavity antenna. I did scanning electron microscope work
where nailing down all the potential RF sources was very
important.