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  16. alternator whine caused by turnon lead in rca's?

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

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    Alternator whine is usually caused by 1 of 3 things. A bad ground someplace along the stereo. Shorted out RCA preouts on Pioneers when the pico fuse blows because people hotswap rca cords (meaning they unplug and plug rca's in and out of the radio or amp with the stereo turned on and they short the rca out by grounding out the center positive pin of the rca cable. RCA cords are ran too close to a high current power cable (such as the power wire for your amps). A ground loop isolator is only a band aid to the problem and limits the noise a little because the preout voltage from the headunit is being decreased by the ground loop isolator making the whine not as loud, but in return making your speakers not as loud from whatever amp the isolator is used on due to the reduced rca preout voltage. So you than have to turn the amp gain higher only to have the whine just as loud as it was before. Things to try to fix your problem are: Make sure your RCA cords are not crossing the path of your power wires anywhere, always run power/ground wires down the oppisite side of the vehicle as the RCA cords. Most the time rca cords usually pass close by your power wires in your amp rack or whatever your method is to mount the amp(s). Make sure all your amplfier grounds are good and tight, grounded to the vehicles frame or strong thick body panel with the paint removed and the ring terminal is secured with a bolt and nut. You can also trying to reground your headunit with a better ground and not use the vehicles factory ground in the oem radio harness ( make sure to test if this fixed the issue, if not and the whine is still there move onto the next step while your radio is pulled out). Ground the outer rca jackets on the back of the headunit (especially if its a pioneer, but Ive seen the issue on alpines too). Like this or you can take your radio apart and resolder the blown pico fuse if your good with small electronics. 95641.jpg

    This should be a sticky! Great info for a common problem.

  18. A little advise on a pervious car sale

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

    Posted · Edited by redrebel66

    Do you have to include tags with the vehicle when you sell them in OR? If not you should not have left the tags on the truck and kept them for transfer.

    I dont think you have to but Im not sure. Every used car I've ever bought comes with he plates that are on it. I do know that next time I sell something I wont be including them again if I dont have to.

    give the parking authority his number

    All ready done.

  22. A little advise on a pervious car sale

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    So last August I sold my Ranger to some kid that lived up in Portland Or, about 130 miles from where I live. I even deliverd to him. We wrote up a bill of sale and I sent in the notice of sale to the DMV. This truck was also in my mom and dads name since when I bought it I had crap for credit but after I paid it off I never changed the title over into my name.

    About April this year my mom gets a letter saying they owe for unpaid parking tickets and that it was from the Ranger. So I go to DMV and and do some checking and the guy never changed the title over and DMV never recieved the notice of sale. I also try and find my bill of sale but I had moved since i sold it and can't find it. So DMV puts a "note" in their system that the vehicle was sold. Sent that info to the parking authority and that took care of that.

    I still had the guys number from texts when we made the sale so I text him and tell him that he needs to change the title. He was apologetic and said he didn't know he had to change the title because the tags were still good on the plates and said he would do it right away.

    Fast forward to this week when my mom gets another letter, this time from California toll roads saying she owes for unpaid tolls from the damn Ranger again. I still have the guys number so I text him about it but he wont answer me back. The number I have for him comes up with an ad for a mountain bike and the name stevie other than that I cant find anything.

    Number: 310-xxx-xxxx Search Date: Wed Jul 18 2012 Search Time: 2:14:44 AM Area: BEVERLY HILLS, CA County: Los Angeles

    Line Type: Wireless

    So does anyone have any advice on what to do now?

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