Alternator whine, not a ground loop!!!

kcarlasc

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Hey Guys,

new to the forum here and have been installing for a number of years and never ran across anything exactly like this...

I have the following:

2006 Pontiac GTO with the following installed:

Kenwood DNX9140

JL Audio 500/5

Polk MM 6.5 Components upfront and coax in the rear deck

Custom fiberglass box with Kicker 10" sub.

Knuconcepts(sp) 4 Gauge P/G and 14 Guage speaker and Tsunami(sp) twisted pair rca.

With everything but the power disconnected from the AMP, so no RCA's no speakers wires connected I am still getting alternator whine from all 4 speakers. I have the RCAs running down the drivers side and the power down the right. All new speaker wire and nothing has a screw though it. Only thing I have not done yet is disconnect the speakers at the speaker themselves to see if maybe its one speaker inducing all the noise, I highly doubt it though. Last time I came across this I had a bad speaker shorting out to the frame of the car, but that was a different car and only did it when that one speaker was connected.

Either that or I have a overworked alternator and maybe a battery on the way out.

Anyone have any other thoughts?

Thanks!!!

 
Dont think thats it... I hooked up some other speakers to the amp that where not mounted in the car but just laid in the trunk and no whine.

 
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