Did I do it right?!?

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

also i will not Half *** it ever and leave it for later.. **** that.. i will roll without tunes for a few days rather than a few months while i wait for my amps to be repaired or w/e..

 

[c_hayhurst 10+ year member]

also i will not Half *** it ever and leave it for later.. **** that.. i will roll without tunes for a few days rather than a few months while i wait for my amps to be repaired or w/e..

Screw it, I'm getting drunk.

Mmmm....wine....

 

[c_hayhurst 10+ year member]

Well...

I left the wiring in last night as-is, with no subs even in the car and no speaker wires attached to the sub amp. There are RCA cables hooked up to the sub amp to the speaker amp to the HU. This morning I started up the car, no problem.

BUT, there was a high-pitched whine emanating througout the car as it was running. The radio was off.

It sounded like a computer monitor being on when the computer is off.

What is causing that?

I'm disconnecting everything and taping it off today, FWIW.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Ground loop is the high pitch. Redo your ground. Does it get louder when you press on the gas?

 

[c_hayhurst 10+ year member]

Ground loop is the high pitch. Redo your ground. Does it get louder when you press on the gas?

Okay. The ground is decent, but could be better. Will also try repositioning the wires away from the RCA cables.

I've had engine whine before, but only when the radio was on. Today, the radio was off and I've never heard engine whine like that before (if that's what it is). It was a much higher pitch, barely audible, and did not change when the speed of the car changed.

It wouldn't be coming from the power cables themselves, would it?

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Okay. The ground is decent, but could be better. Will also try repositioning the wires away from the RCA cables.
I've had engine whine before, but only when the radio was on. Today, the radio was off and I've never heard engine whine like that before (if that's what it is). It was a much higher pitch, barely audible, and did not change when the speed of the car changed.

It wouldn't be coming from the power cables themselves, would it?

You're going the right direction with moving the RCA's and re-attaching the ground. Make sure to sand off all the paint at your ground point.

I don't think it would be coming from the power cables, but this is car audio, anything is possible //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[c_hayhurst 10+ year member]

You're going the right direction with moving the RCA's and re-attaching the ground. Make sure to sand off all the paint at your ground point.
I don't think it would be coming from the power cables, but this is car audio, anything is possible //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

What part of Columbus are you in? We can hook up after I get this thing done.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

What part of Columbus are you in? We can hook up after I get this thing done.

Reynoldsburg, u?

 

[c_hayhurst 10+ year member]

Reynoldsburg, u?

Obetz (kinda, sorta- I live in a weird area). Pretty close to you!

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Just be sure to mount that battery SECURELY!

I can't stress that enough. I had a kinetic 600 installed by a shop and they put the battery in my spare tire well in the trunk and didnt mount it or anything. I didn't think to check, because i thought the guys were professionals. Driving down the road the batt arced on the metal and i had a fire in no time...

 

[c_hayhurst 10+ year member]

I'm looking on Ebay right now for fuseholders and I found an inexpensive one for$12 shipped with a 150A ANL fuse. Is this something I can go cheap on?

Here's the link

I even found an inline circuit breaker for $24 shipped.

What do you recommend?

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[qkassidyw 10+ year member]

I'm glad you focus on making things look clean....

People may think "Oh I can just Hook it up and leave all this extra wire no porblem"

But if you spend the time to make it clean you are also helping with keeping everything safe and secure to not have a fire/blown amp/subs/speakers.

How many systems have you seen that don't work that look like the OP's pics?

How many have you seen that don't work that are clean, tidy, wires tucked, etc?

I'm sure the first number is ten times larger than the second...

 

[c_hayhurst 10+ year member]

How many systems have you seen that don't work that look like the OP's pics?

How many have you seen that don't work that are clean, tidy, wires tucked, etc?

I'm sure the first number is ten times larger than the second...

I agree with your assertion. The same is true for auto care in general: the better you take care of a car's exterior, the less likely you are to have mechanical problems. That is, having a clean audio system or a well-kept exterior is the product of showing proper attention to the car.

 

[c_hayhurst 10+ year member]

I'm glad you focus on making things look clean....

People may think "Oh I can just Hook it up and leave all this extra wire no porblem"

But if you spend the time to make it clean you are also helping with keeping everything safe and secure to not have a fire/blown amp/subs/speakers.

How many systems have you seen that don't work that look like the OP's pics?

FWIW, I'm not about to start cutting down power cable until I have EVERYTHING I need and have confirmed the setup is wired properly and everything works as it should.

Hey, that 1/0 isn't cheap and neither are the terminals!!

 

[qkassidyw 10+ year member]

FWIW, I'm not about to start cutting down power cable until I have EVERYTHING I need and have confirmed the setup is wired properly and everything works as it should.
Hey, that 1/0 isn't cheap and neither are the terminals!!

Haha, youre right. I uess I am just used to having full lengths around if I do cut it short...

Come to think of it though, I have never cut it short. Plan it out ahead of time and you'll be golden.