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Old 21-08-2006, 10:10 PM
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im getting quite a bit of interference from my live feed to my amp,im going to reroute it but is there anything i can insulate it with to help stop the interference? or is there any really good cable i can buy?
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Old 21-08-2006, 10:14 PM
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Bad earth somewhere is the normal cause of interference, check the head unit earth, amp earth, and equalizers or similar too.
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Old 21-08-2006, 10:16 PM
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check all earths as chip says and make sure the power leads are no where near the RCA's or speaker cables

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all earths seem fine,it seems to be interfering with my cd changer lead as the radio is perfect but put one of the cds on and it starts to interfere and cut out completely
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Old 21-08-2006, 10:25 PM
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try changing all the earth leads mate....as in their location..also try changing the headunit earth

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check all earths as chip says and make sure the power leads are no where near the RCA's or speaker cables

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What effect will this have? My power lead runs next to my RCA's and i get no problems!
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Old 21-08-2006, 10:30 PM
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it only really matters on cheap non-shielded RCA's as they pick up the current from the power leads and can cause 'noise' in a system

if you have used quality rca's they normally come double or even triple shielded and you should have no problem

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Oh i c!! Ive got a 4awg wiring kit so i should be ok!
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yeah u shud be fine...as long as the rca's arent the see through ones your alright

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Originally Posted by bassboy
it only really matters on cheap non-shielded RCA's as they pick up the current from the power leads and can cause 'noise' in a system

if you have used quality rca's they normally come double or even triple shielded and you should have no problem

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this is called capacitive re-actance, and is a common cause of interferance, however if its dooing it only on the cd changer setting, try running an independant earth to the changer and that should sort it, as your more likely to have an earth problem on the shitty multi core that runs to the changer.
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it only really matters on cheap non-shielded RCA's as they pick up the current from the power leads and can cause 'noise' in a system

if you have used quality rca's they normally come double or even triple shielded and you should have no problem

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this is called capacitive re-actance, and is a common cause of interferance, however if its dooing it only on the cd changer setting, try running an independant earth to the changer and that should sort it, as your more likely to have an earth problem on the shitty multi core that runs to the changer.
never knew the technical term as ive never done electronics (well only the VERY VERY basics) but that was going to be my next suggestion if mine didnt work lol

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it only really matters on cheap non-shielded RCA's as they pick up the current from the power leads and can cause 'noise' in a system

if you have used quality rca's they normally come double or even triple shielded and you should have no problem

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this is called capacitive re-actance, and is a common cause of interferance, however if its dooing it only on the cd changer setting, try running an independant earth to the changer and that should sort it, as your more likely to have an earth problem on the shitty multi core that runs to the changer.
never knew the technical term as ive never done electronics (well only the VERY VERY basics) but that was going to be my next suggestion if mine didnt work lol

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LOL im full of useless info
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where do i connect the earth to the cd changer? just to the casing?
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where do i connect the earth to the cd changer? just to the casing?
yes mate

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ill give it a try
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