fixing hum on Rega Rp6


Hi all-
LIke some other Rega owners, I experience a moderate hum that seems to have something to do with lack of grounding from the power supply.  I went ahead and ordered an upgraded power supply from Swagman Labs, which should take care of the hum and have other sonic benefits.
http://www.swagmanlab.com/Product_PSU?product_id=664

It will be a few weeks before that arrives.  In the immediate, I found this fix for running a ground wire from the existing Rega PSU TT.
http://www.audioappraisal.com/tip-ground-your-rega-ttpsu-to-reduce-hum/
I haven't done this yet, but my dad (an engineer!) is very excited to try this experiment over Christmas.  So my question is once I have the Swagman unit do I need to unhook this grounding wire, or is it likely to add value even with the Swagman?
Finally, will an upgraded power cord with the Swagman also be a worthwhile investment?
Thanks and happy holidays!
Margot
mcanaday
@mcanaday,

Did you try as I suggested unplugging the 24Vac TT power supply wall wart from the mains power outlet, turning/rotating it 180 degrees and then plugging back in?

Did you watch the video I provided in my second post?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAY2rRsqHLE
You would not have to disassemble the 24Vac PSU unit to add the ground wire. All you would need to do is loosen the two screws just enough so you could insert a bared insulated piece of 20 gauge wire that would be sandwiched between the cover plate and chassis of the unit when you tighten the two screws back down. You could even bend a hook on the end of the wire so it would hook around the screw.

Connect the other end of the wire to the ground lug/terminal on the phono preamp.
The ground wire will put the chassis of the 24Vac TT power supply on the same ground plane as the phono preamp chassis.



I think the hum is from the wall wort for the Rega PSU...



mcanaday

Your PSU may be reacting to something on the same circuit.
Get an extension cord and have it go to another room not on the same circuit as the one currently. Plug your PSU into the extension cord.
is the hum still there ? .
I did watch the video and that is my plan!  Thanks.  

Also - for now- the hum is gone.  I moved cords around so maybe I was just getting some interference...

But I think I’ll ground the PSU just to be sure.

Thanks for all your suggestions!