Grounding RCAs?

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

I have a high pitched squeal coming from my speakers only when the RCAs are connected to my amp. When I use a Y-adapter and my ipod, it's fine. I've read that this problem is almost always caused from the grounding of my RCA cables.

How to I go about grounding them?

I really don't want to take out my head unit because I have to remove my dash and it's a pain in my a$$.

Can I wrap wire around the negative part of the RCAs at the amp and run that wire to the chassis?

Can I use the same ground as I do for my amp ground on the chassis?

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[Mike465 10+ year member]

Wat kind of car do you have?

 

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

2002 Chevy Cavalier 4 Door.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Pioneer HU?

 

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

Alpine CDA-9887 Head Unit

Lanzar Vibe416 Amp

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Are your RCA'a run next to your amplifier power wire for more than about 18 inches?

Either your RCA's are pickin up noise due to being to close to your power wire or you've got a bad ground connection at the HU. The solution is to move the RCA cables away from the power and check your ground connections.

 

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

No, they run down the right side and the power cable runs down the left side.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Then either you have a faulty ground connection at the HU or your RCA's are damaged.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Either your RCA's are pickin up noise due to being to close to your power wire

How does that happen?

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

Yeah, I don;t blame you for not wantting to take the HU back out. The entire dash has to come out in order to get the HU out.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

How does that happen?

Is that a rehtorical question? Answer = EMF noise induction.

 

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

Yeah, I don;t blame you for not wantting to take the HU back out. The entire dash has to come out in order to get the HU out.

Tell me about it. I've done it twice. Not that hard but it takes forever!!

 

[Lothar34 10+ year member]

Are you sure you've got a good ground for your amp? Grounding RCAs is usually a band-aid.

 

[05AztecRed 10+ year member]

How does that happen?

X2

I would like to know how that happens too!

 

[qkassidyw 10+ year member]

Are you using the Bluetooth Adapter for the Alpine? If you are then that is your problem...VERY common problem with the new alpines.

 

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

Nope, not yet at least.

 

[Low_e_Red 10+ year member]

Is that a rehtorical question? Answer = EMF noise induction.

Lets try RF noise. Not ElectroMagnetic Frequency...

 

[chunky cumz 10+ year member]

X2
I would like to know how that happens too!

x3

Sarcasam is a great form of communication.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Lets try RF noise. Not ElectroMagnetic Frequency...

EMF = Electromagnetic Field. RF is a type of EMF.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Electromagnetic field
The electromagnetic field is a physical field produced by electrically charged objects. It affects the behaviour of charged objects in the vicinity of the field.

The electromagnetic field extends indefinitely throughout space and describes the electromagnetic interaction. It is one of the four fundamental forces of nature (the others are gravitation, the weak interaction, and the strong interaction). The field propagates by electromagnetic radiation; in order of increasing energy (decreasing wavelength) electromagnetic radiation comprises: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.

The field can be viewed as the combination of an electric field and a magnetic field. The electric field is produced by stationary charges, and the magnetic field by moving charges (currents); these two are often described as the sources of the field. The way in which charges and currents interact with the electromagnetic field is described by Maxwell's equations and the Lorentz force law.

From a classical perspective, the electromagnetic field can be regarded as a smooth, continuous field, propagated in a wavelike manner; whereas, from a quantum mechanical perspective, the field is seen as quantised, being composed of individual photons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_field