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Hi I have a alpine cd player with alpine door speakers and amp. I also have 2 10" subs. My question is that I get a whine though the speakers. I have my power and rca cables ran down oppisite sides, My ground is to the cab and its clean. I also tried to move the ground or go directly to the battery nothing.It seems to get worse when I kill the battery. Iam stumped anything you can think of to help would be appreciated thanks
Hi Mike,
I assume you mean when the engine is running?
What you can hear is alternator whine. Make sure your feed is clean directly from the battery positive terminal, 2" lead then an in-line fuse and then straight to the amp.
Also make sure the earth strap between engine and chassis is good
Other than that is could mean a fault in the alternator.
Peter
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Peter G. Lee
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Accessory installations including audio, security and lighting, general wiring and fault finding. Nothing specific to US car electrics such as ECUs or engine management systems please i.e. how do I get the radio out of a Saturn, we don't have Saturns in Europe so I wouldn't know.
Experience
11 years as a security and audio installer in the U.K.
9 years own company in South West of U.K. installing for a number of high street retailers incluing Trinity in-car centre, Road User, Halfords and A.1.
Past advisor to and chairman of Sold Secure initative gloucestershire police. member PACT (partnership against car theft)U.K. police,
Kit car builder
VW air coole
Organizations
Member of the institute of diagnostic engineers M.I.Diag.E
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Certified by Clifford, Cobra (U.K.) Serpi Star-Gamel, Moss, Philips, Tracker (Lowjack), Pioneer blue chip installer, Kenwood installer.
City and Guilds, A.R.E
Past/Present clients
Over 2,000 between 1988 and 2000
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