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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:55 pm 
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Ok so, im trying to investigate the alternator whine in my system.
When engine is off, no noise, all is perfect.
Using alternate rca source (ie my ipod into the rcas) when the engine is running, no noise. I plugged them in right behind the headunit, to find out whether or not the RCAs are causing the issue.

Ive got Alpine 9811 -> Audiocontrol 6XS -> 2x amps running active focal components.

When the headunit is the source, the noise is horrible.
I ran a new thicker earth, to the chassis, didnt make a difference.
Ive also tried tapping the power source from the UHF wiring, which is 10A cable straight to the battery.
What else can i try ?
Im just hoping its not the headunit itself, as i like it and dont really want to have to upgrade.

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:35 pm 
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hmm, so a closer inspection revealed that even with no source connected, there is still a really faint whine.

so i guess its a complete re-wire time :(

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:53 pm 
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ohh s**t..

what about a noise suppresion on the alt...
or a new flashy alt

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:24 pm 
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do noise supressors actually work ?

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:51 pm 
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ch0c0 wrote:
do noise supressors actually work ?


every time i have used them both passive and active yes

1 old kingswood
2 dads XE and his XF

but.. been told for audio clarity they are a bad idea...
i have no idea as i have never had a stteza that good
might be an easyier way than rewiring the whoel stezza and still have the whine...

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:02 pm 
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rewire isnt that hard, will just take a day or 2.
strip out all the seats and carpet
and lay cables again, ensuring that they are all away from one another. :)

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:03 am 
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ch0c0 wrote:
rewire isnt that hard, will just take a day or 2.
strip out all the seats and carpet
and lay cables again, ensuring that they are all away from one another. :)


mm or a $5 part and 5 mins work....

as far as i know u need the amp power lines and speaker cables as far apart as possible...


have u tried a new dedicated power supply for the deck at least 15amps and fused of course and say 6-8mm wire? and same sized wire for earth

also add eextra earth from boy to battery 8mm or so

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:11 pm 
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yeh i connected the deck to my UHF wiring harness to see if it made a difference, which is 15A cable.

Did nothing.
I might try a noise supressor maybe, but the re-wire is really on the cards anyway

 

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 2:20 pm 
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So
after some further investigation, it appears that the Audiocontrol 6xs is the problem
When i bypass it, the noise goes away.

Ive tried everything, running power and earth to battery, local earth, piggybacked to another amp just to be sure, and the noise is still there.


Any ideas ?

I hope the crossover itself isnt dead, or someone on these forums will be getting an earful from me.

 

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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 8:27 pm 
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So.
The crossover is going to go into another car in the next couple of days, and we will see what happens then.

 

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