horrible digital white noise, is my card broken?

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Had very louds crackled noise coming into Luna2496 too a while ago, I thought of a bad ground. Eventually, I wiggled the loose cable ends on the back of Pulsar's snake, which suddenly removed the noise. Pure magic?

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oxidation=bad ground.
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God DAMN!!! I was just relaxing watching a DVD on my computer/pulsar when I heard about two clicks, about 30 seconds apart. "No bother", I thought, then BAM! PSSSHHHTTTHTSSHTHTSTSTHHHHHTT! I nearly crapped my pants!

I'm now going to open my PC, remove the card, replace it, and tighten the nuts at the back. Here'e hoping it works...
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or buy a mac :smile:


edit: sorry, I was drunk :oops:_

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clean the card contacts with isopropyl(NOT rubbing)alchohol.
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