Newbie Question: Understanding Ground

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yosh

Joined Jun 5, 2009
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Hello all,

First post! I'm new to electronics and self-taught. I'm mostly interested in musical and audio applications of this stuff for building synthesizers, audio effects, and other audio equipment.

In many schematics that I have found, multiple parts of the circuit are connected to ground. In a portable, battery-operated unit, what should I connect these points to? The negative battery terminal?

Thanks!!
 

David Bridgen

Joined Feb 10, 2005
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Hello all,

First post! I'm new to electronics and self-taught. I'm mostly interested in musical and audio applications of this stuff for building synthesizers, audio effects, and other audio equipment.

In many schematics that I have found, multiple parts of the circuit are connected to ground. In a portable, battery-operated unit, what should I connect these points to? The negative battery terminal?

Thanks!!
Since you are new to electronics it might not be too late to prevent you from developing the habit of using the word "ground" in the cavalier manner which I so often see.

Please read this http://www.davidbridgen.com/earth.htm
 
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