It is currently Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:48 pm

All times are UTC - 6 hours





Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Alternator whine? - buzz/whine/crackle/hiss
PostPosted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:47 pm 
Offline
Team Axis

Joined: Tue May 22, 2012 4:26 pm
Posts: 91
Recently put some Rev10s on my tower. First with Wetsounds HT-4 amp and now with ARC KS600.2. I've got some pretty nasty alternator whine or some sort of buzzing in the speakers. It can clearly be heard even over the music when at a low volume. It also increases in volume/intensity as I use more power (for example, is screaming when I am filling/draining all my ballast). It wasn't there before the tower install (I think), but then again before that I was just running the cabins off the stock deck. Two different shops have tried to correct the issues...amp swap, changing out the RCAs, checked all grounds etc.

Has anyone else had an issue and can think of something they might have missed on our Axis? It is definitely a signal issue somehow as it goes away if I unplug the RCAs going to the amps.

_________________
-----------------
2012 Axis A20


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Alternator whine? - buzz/whine/crackle/hiss
PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:10 am 
Offline
Team Axis
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:37 pm
Posts: 60
Location: Bend, Oregon
I would try two things...

Make sure the aml grounds aren't running next to power wires.

Shorten or re-ground your head unit. Sometimes when you run red/yellow/black power and grounds together too far you will get that.

Are you still running your cabin speakers with your head unit? Did you put in a EQ?


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Alternator whine? - buzz/whine/crackle/hiss
PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:54 pm 
Offline
Team Axis
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:21 pm
Posts: 693
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
is your head unit grounded at the same spot amps are? 1 or two batteries?

_________________
Matt
2011 Axis A20 (sold)


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Alternator whine? - buzz/whine/crackle/hiss
PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:11 pm 
Offline
Newbie

Joined: Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:35 pm
Posts: 27
Location: Winchester TN
Install ground loop isolators.

_________________
2013 A22


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Alternator whine? - buzz/whine/crackle/hiss
PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 6:31 pm 
Offline
Boater

Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:10 am
Posts: 40
I am having the same issue. Pretty much individually tested the whole system with known good parts. Mine starts before the engine turns on. I feel the signal is coming from the fuel pump somehow. When turning on the key it whines for a second and stops. It then comes on full time with the engine.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 6 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: