Whine

[widgit117 10+ year member]

Well I grounded the HU to the RCAs and I was whine free.... Till a couple hours after install then when I went to work it was back. I bought Monster RCAs to replace the crappy ones I had. I can't win. At all. I will try and have my pico fuse replaced. This is the last Pioneer I am ever going to buy.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Well I grounded the HU to the RCAs and I was whine free.... Till a couple hours after install then when I went to work it was back. I bought Monster RCAs to replace the crappy ones I had. I can't win. At all.

Well it's the HU or the amp. More than likely the HU. You may have caused it by screwing around with the RCAs when the car is on. Try doing a better job grounding the RCAs. Maybe it is loose or not grounded as good.

 

[widgit117 10+ year member]

I want it fixed. I just want to start up the car and not hear whine. I am almost tempted to put a .44 slug into the engine block and walk away from it. *Sigh* Does anyone replace pico fuses for the pioneer in the Richardson area if anyone lives around here?

 

[widgit117 10+ year member]

Or better yet what is the ohm for the resistor needed to bypass the pico fuse? I couldn't find it after an hour of searching. I don't care if I blow my amps.

 

[widgit117 10+ year member]

bump for answer.

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

sangria

FTW

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

change your rca cables..

 

[widgit117 10+ year member]

I have Monster RCAs in there right now. The problem still occurs. I read somewhere that the pico fuses causes this problem in the Pioneer HUs and I might have hot swapped the RCAs. I didn't know Pioneers came with a pico fuse, it wasn't listed among the features. Pioneer was R-TARDED for that.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

Sell the pioneer get a new HU, / problems.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

I've been running my pioneer HU with a broken RCA ground for years now. No reason to spend money and get it fixed. Most likely your wires came loose on your drive to work.

It looks like this:

 

[widgit117 10+ year member]

I wish that I didn't still have a problem... The HU is grounded much like yours (ultimate157) and I made sure that the RCAs are tightly connected to the outputs. Still whine. Worse yet, the Pioneer Service Center nearest me picks up on Tuesday and Friday and drops off on the same day. Not fixed the same day. Pioneer just lost a customer.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

I wish that I didn't still have a problem... The HU is grounded much like yours (ultimate157) and I made sure that the RCAs are tightly connected to the outputs. Still whine. Worse yet, the Pioneer Service Center nearest me picks up on Tuesday and Friday and drops off on the same day. Not fixed the same day. Pioneer just lost a customer.

You expected them to fix it the same day? I doubt you'll find any car audio company that will fix something the same day. It usually takes 2-4 weeks.

 

[widgit117 10+ year member]

All they would have to do is open it up and replace the fuse. If I had a phillips screw driver small enough I would do it. Well just bridge the fuse but it would/should work. I can't get the screws out.

 

[widgit117 10+ year member]

Anyways, the problem is fixed. I redid the HU ground, the RCA ground, and generally just fiddled with it. The whine is gone. Thanks for all the help.