Alternator Whine Without Stereo On

[Ruffels]

ohk as the topic states

i am now getting alternator whine.. even when the stereo system isnt on

and its starting to give me the shits

t begin with it was just whine'ing when i turned my new sound system on

.. but now even when the sound system is turned off the whine is present

does this mean i need a new alternator?

-Ruffels

[Drift R]

Usually means you have a poor earth on your head unit. dont bother connecting it to the existing car earth just screw the new head units earth wire directly to the chasis with a spring washer.

[djhatton]

this noise you're getting could be picked-up anywhere along the chain. do you have external amps/other gear or is it just a head unit w/speakers (no sub).

cheers

d

[Black.32]

Usually means you have a poor earth on your head unit. dont bother connecting it to the existing car earth just screw the new head units earth wire directly to the chasis with a spring washer.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

where do you think is a good earth for the deck? when changing decks i earth wire must have ripped and i didnt know where to earth my deck. i ended up earthing it on the instrusion bar behind the dash. is this a good enough place?

[djhatton]

any good clean connection to car body is going to be fine for the amount of power a headie will draw. just find an existing point and make sure its clean.

i still reckon you might find its not an earthing problem....

d

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

what deck are you running?

probably because when you connected your deck you just twisted and taped up the wires correct?

try soldiering and cutting the wires to length and use a different earth point

also try disconnecting the aerial line, sometimes the deck is drawing its earth current from the aerial line instead of the earth wire..

good luck