Slimy38
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| posted on 26/3/13 at 08:20 AM |
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Earth wiring
I'm looking to replace the earth wiring on my tintop, so I don't get the obscene alternator whine that is currently blocking any attempts
to listen to music. Can anyone suggest a source of reasonably thick cable? Maplin stuff seems really overpriced and I'd rather not do Ebay if
possible.
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snowy2
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| posted on 26/3/13 at 08:56 AM |
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Alternator whine is not likely to be earth related, not wholly anyway. what you need is some capacitors from the alternator live ( often called
suppressors) your aerial may also need moving or may even need earthing its self.
sometimes you are the pigeon, most of the time the statue.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 26/3/13 at 09:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snowy2
Alternator whine is not likely to be earth related, not wholly anyway. what you need is some capacitors from the alternator live ( often called
suppressors) your aerial may also need moving or may even need earthing its self.
The suppressor is already on my 'to replace' list, and yes I will be checking the aerial ground itself. It's not just radio though,
I can't have my MP3 player plugged into the car audio and the car power at the same time. The poor earth connections generate a hum when the
engine is off, and a ridiculous amount of noise with the engine running.
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snowy2
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| posted on 26/3/13 at 08:21 PM |
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phone chargers can be extremely noisy electrically and if your radio and the cig lighter socket share the same supply from the battery it can make the
problem worse. a crappy battery will also not help.
sometimes you are the pigeon, most of the time the statue.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 26/3/13 at 09:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snowy2
phone chargers can be extremely noisy electrically and if your radio and the cig lighter socket share the same supply from the battery it can make the
problem worse. a crappy battery will also not help.
Battery has been replaced with a nice shiny Bosch one less than a year ago. I suspect that the cig lighter socket actually feeds from the back of the
radio via a piece of slightly damp string, so I'll look into a dedicated feed for that one. Although thinking about it a hard wired USB
connector would make more sense.
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