[V8] Alternator/capacitor?

[cobram at juno.com]

 <dsaadNOSPAM at icehouse.net> writes:

> You say condenser - I say capacitor. They are the same thing. If it 
> is  broke, just take it off. If you have no motor noise in the stereo 
> and  the car runs OK then no big deal. If you do hear whining in the 
> stereo then keep in mind the ECU and all the other electronics will
"hear" 
> it too. 

> have internal noise filtering. Either Audi saw a need for it or it 
> is  just a little over engineering. I have never seen this on another 
> car, and in fact when I rebuilt my alternator the guy who tested it was


I've seen them used on numerous vehicles, all the way back to the late
50's.

The condenser was added to the V8Q in response to owner complaints of rpm
whine.  It did not come from the factory until I believe the 1991 model
year.  It might have something to do with the antennas being built into
the windscreens being more susceptible to interference.  When the Bose is
in "safe" mode and cranked a bit, you can use it as an auditory tach
gauge in V8Q #1,  V8Q #2 with the external antenna does the same thing. 
Both have the condenser.  

I never listen to AM, but I'll check, I suspect that's where the
interference must be most noticeable.

BCNU,
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