pioneers ground??

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

The issue still exists.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

The issue still exists.

Not so much I don't think.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

Yes it is, it is in the new 800prs's.

 

[laryan2424 10+ year member]

i still cont get me and my supervisor erik reed and we cant figure it out whats goin his alpine is doin it a lil but not as much as my pio was... i just dont trust da whole wire thing

 

[chevy_man 10+ year member]

It's not a hard fix, I did it myself with the help of a soldering iron, a 1/4" of 22ga wire, and a magnifying glass.

Search the DIY forums, there are pictures on how to do it. Basically pull apart the deck, remove the circuit board, and unsolder the pico fuse. Then solder in a piece of wire. The correct thing to do would be to install a new pico fuse, but I couldn't find any and as long as your system is wired correctly you won't hurt anything without the fuse.

I tried grounding the RCA's, the HU chassis, and it did take the noise down, but not away. The only way to fully eliminate it was to replace the fuse, which isn't hard as long as you have a steady hand and a little mechanical knowledge. You can get it done with the circuit board in the chassis, but it limits your workspace.

 

[arizona 10+ year member]

Just make sure the negative is off your battery when you go to install a Pioneer and you won't have a problem. I actually blew my pico attempting to hunt down ground noise.... hot swapping FTL. Its all fixed now, stupid mistake. There should be plenty of threads on various sites with detailed info on how to fix the issue. I know I have seen quite a few.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Yes it is, it is in the new 800prs's.

No. I don't think it is so much. It's already been said in this thread alone it has been more installer error than anything else. I also haven't heard of ANY of the new 800s having this issue.

Maybe you have a personal issue against Pioneer???//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[boomzilla 10+ year member]

seriously. unhook the batt when you **** around with the wires in the back of your head units... theres an onboard fuse that blows when the tiniest short happens, and that grounds the rcas output. when that fuse blows, which is a very very small one, will cost a lot of money to fix, or time for you to fix.

edit: i guess its been covered. i didnt read up far enough. eh, bump on the dead horse i guess.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

seriously. unhook the batt when you **** around with the wires in the back of your head units... theres an onboard fuse that blows when the tiniest short happens, and that grounds the rcas output. when that fuse blows, which is a very very small one, will cost a lot of money to fix, or time for you to fix.
edit: i guess its been covered. i didnt read up far enough. eh, bump on the dead horse i guess.

Exactly. That is how a lot of people screw up their head units. Too impatient and/or lazy to disconnect their battery. If you short something out it is going to malfunction. What gets me is so many people bash Pioneer headunits over this when Pioneer makes such great head units.

Edit: Well, their higher end units are amazing anyway.

 

[XxSuperAdamxX 10+ year member]

Yeah...I had that ground issue with pioneer HU's, EXCEPT THE 880 PRS. I don't have ANY GROUNDING issues with this HU. I must say I love the 880.