[s-cars] Rice Crispies in my radio....

[Young, Steve]

Tapping the lister knowledgebase...

Yesterday when I shut off the ignition my 95.5 Avant, there was a deafening
"pop-crackle" through the speakers after about a one to two second delay.
After some minor investigation, I have determined that it appears not
ignition switch related.  With ignition either on or off, I get a single
"pop" when I turn the radio on, and a more significant "popping-crackling"
when I turn the radio off.  Now these "pops" sound like they are at full
volume, enough to make you jump even if you are expecting it, so I am
concerned about damaging the speakers.  Radio works fine when on, and I have
a Concert 1 with a Phatbox upgrade that was completed months ago.  Anyone
experienced anything like this?  I'm leaning towards a head unit issue, but
have not had a chance to swap in something else to see if the problem goes
away.  One other thing, with the radio off while driving the car, I now hear
some minor motor noise interference (whine) through the speakers that was
not there before.  Any leads are appreciated.  TIA.


Regards,

				TRANE
Steven Young
Local Operations Manager
Albany Office
*  Tel. (518) 724-1453
* Fax (518) 785-4359
* sryoung at trane.com

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