update on alternator noise over speakers
Ameer Antar
ameer at snet.net
Thu Dec 7 22:47:03 EST 2000
what happened to getting a power line filter from radio shack or something?
You might need a filter on the power for the head unit as well as the amps.
They're pretty cheap and might just solve your problem. Are you're ignition
wires the stock resistive type? Are they in good shape? Does it happen on
the tape or only radio? Just things to think about...
-ameer
At 08:28 PM 12/7/2000 , you wrote:
>Hi all,
>I first of all want to thank all of you who replied to my first post.....
>After doing some rewirng and taking the advise of the majority of you whom
>said it was a bad ground, I have still not gotten rid of this damn
>noise....here's what I have done....I reground the head unit to the body of
>the car, reground both of my amplifiers to the body using those star
>washers that dig into the metal. I have rerouted the 12v power from the
>battery so it does not run parallel with the RCA cables.
> The remote/ ant lead(from the headunit) which triggers the amps still
>run's parallel to the RCA's however, could this be the culprit??? One
>wouldn't think so, there isn't much voltage going through that wire. At any
>rate I need to somehow narrow this little shit down, Is this whine caused
>from my head unit not having a good enough ground or is it the amp grounds.
>Any help is appreciated!!!
>
>
>Thanks
>tim
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