Damn chad did something stupid today

 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21756
Registered: Oct-05
well today i did something stupid. i know you are probably saying to yourself "chad do something stupid? that is absurd. that is impossible". but i did.

i was remounting my mid back on and one of the cable came off touching the metal on the door. i didn't know it came off at first though. then i hear this weird screech. i quickly turned it off then took off my speaker (the mid). that was when i realized one of the cable was off. anyways i put it on good and turned the stereo back on and no more screech. but when i turn the volume all the way down, it makes that alt whine sound now.

oh and its not the amp. i connected my ipod directly to my amp and its clean.

ima try to ground the rca tomorow to see if the sound goes away. if it doesn't then i still got warranty. lol.

looks like ima have to buy another hu temporarily. once i get my dvd player back i will sell the temp hu for half price to the lucky person. lol. i'll probably get a alpine 9887 for temp.
 

Gold Member
Username: The_image_dynamic

San Diego, California

Post Number: 4328
Registered: Dec-06
That sucks. Now get to chat.
 

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Username: Jakeyplaysbass

St. Louis, MO / ASU

Post Number: 3119
Registered: Jul-05
Sorry bro. Ull like the new "temp" HU tho.
 

Gold Member
Username: The_image_dynamic

San Diego, California

Post Number: 4329
Registered: Dec-06
So will I when he sells it to me for half-price
 

Gold Member
Username: Jtown

Texas

Post Number: 3049
Registered: Mar-07
Can I get that off you Chad? :-)
 

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Username: Joebruce

TC Sounds/DLS

Post Number: 2231
Registered: May-04
 

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Username: Loc_out

SOCAL2 RE 15 XXX

Post Number: 2286
Registered: Feb-05
that sucks chad... some is going to come up
 

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Username: Southernrebel

Monroe, Louisiana 2 DD3515s, 2...

Post Number: 6522
Registered: Mar-04
I did the same thing Chad. And it sucks.

But mine just touched the backing on dynamat.
I think it smoked the pico-fuse in my 860mp.
 

Gold Member
Username: Adddisorder

Palm Beach, Florida

Post Number: 6306
Registered: Jan-06
hey canaan i know how to fix the 860 if you blew that fuse. if you want to give it a try PM me and ill try and explain it.
 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21757
Registered: Oct-05
yeah this is the last time i mess with stuff in the dark. damn.

mat maybe mine is similiar to fix also.
 

Silver Member
Username: Gibsonguy

Storrs, CT USA

Post Number: 287
Registered: May-08
grounding the rca's wont help.

talk to mat, it's your only chance of fixing it.
 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21759
Registered: Oct-05
yeah i figured that gibson. if its something i can do then i'll do it. otherwise ima send it in.
 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21761
Registered: Oct-05
mat you got pm.
 

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Username: Tatonka

-[Team Audible Insanity]-

Post Number: 1957
Registered: Mar-07
"grounding the rca's wont help."

Grounding the RCAs has been a fix for stuff like that for years.
 

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Username: Gibsonguy

Storrs, CT USA

Post Number: 288
Registered: May-08
okay...well chad go and ground the rca's and we'll see who is right.

grounding the rca's will help with a little engine noise, but it's not going to fix his problem.
 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21775
Registered: Oct-05
i grounded the rca and no sound. its clean again. lol. i love it.

here's what happened. close to closing time today, i walked over to woofersetc.com. my work is only 5 minute walk from that place. anyways i went there and told the guy give me the alpine 9887. he went to the back and got it. as i was looking at it, i was telling the guy what happened to my hu. he told me just ground the rca and i should be fine. i told him i touched the + and - on the speaker and i think i really fucked it up. he told me just ground it and it will be fine. so i told him then i'll come back tomorow if it don't work and buy the hu. well it works so i don't need to buy it. hahaha.
 

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Username: Big_edge_head

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Post Number: 2450
Registered: Mar-07
Well that's good to know.:-)
 

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Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 4676
Registered: Jan-06
You blew the fuse on the RCA ground side, posted about this before... Polo.

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Username: Adddisorder

Palm Beach, Florida

Post Number: 6309
Registered: Jan-06
yeah thats the fuse i had blow, i fixed it and the noise was gone. i tryed the rca grounding and a new HU ground and all that stuff and it didnt get the noise out till i fixed the pico.
 

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Username: Tatonka

-[Team Audible Insanity]-

Post Number: 1961
Registered: Mar-07
"okay...well chad go and ground the rca's and we'll see who is right."

"i grounded the rca and no sound. its clean again. lol. i love it."

I guess...I was right.

Please do not act like a know-it-all, Gibson.

Thanks.
 

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Username: Wolf_hound

Phoenix, AZ

Post Number: 637
Registered: Sep-05
PWNED!
 

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Username: Pitbullguy

The Chicago area

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Registered: Oct-06
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Chad I hope you thanked the guy at woofersetc, that is some good customer service to pass up on a sale like that and give the customer quality advice first and foremost.
 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21780
Registered: Oct-05
yeah the dude is really cool. he saved me $350. i think ima buy him a case of beer.
 

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Username: Kd7nfr

Southern Georgia, GA United States

Post Number: 1842
Registered: Apr-05
For sure.
 

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Username: Evildoughboy08

Toledo, OH US and A

Post Number: 83
Registered: Jun-08
chad lee

ok so you're getting the whining noise(or you were at least from the looks of it)

i am too, have NO IDEA how to get rid of it, how to ground my power cables or anything.

could you possibly let me know?
aim-luc4s r1ch
 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21787
Registered: Oct-05
ok you don't want to ground your power cable. that is a big no no.

i simply grounded the rca on my headunit. i got the whining noise after i touched the + and - on my speakers together while my stereo was on. if you got whining noise from the beginning then your problem is something else. recheck all your connections.
 

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Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 4682
Registered: Jan-06
Honestly Chad reading your post above again you got the whine from touching speaker wires together, that probably wasn't what did it. If it uses a Pico fuse it can happen by just "Hot Swapping" the RCAs. That is removing/rehooking RCAs while the HU and amp is on. Another is if the amp for a split second lost its ground, it would try to feed off the RCA ground thus blowing the Pico. By crossing the wires it would only effect the output stage of the amp and if that went and wasn't caught in time then it would attack the power supply section. Think real hard you probably did something else...Polo.
 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21791
Registered: Oct-05
well i assumed since the cable came off when i took the speaker out, that's what caused it. i guess it could of been something else. i checked everything and its good. anyways no whine and i am one happy camper.:-)
 

Bronze Member
Username: Evildoughboy08

Toledo, OH US and A

Post Number: 92
Registered: Jun-08
how do i groud RCA cables is a question i have for youuuuuuu chad.

also if i turned OFF the car, unplugged the RCA's then turned it back on so that the amp would have its ground source THENNNN plugged in the RCA's so it doesnt try to ground out through them, does that seem reasonable or is there something bad with that too?
 

Diamond Member
Username: Bestmankind

Post Number: 21794
Registered: Oct-05
what kinda head unit do you have?

anyways to ground the rca this is what you do.

get yourself a speaker cable. strip off a couple of inches. then wrap that part around the outer part of the rca cable. then strip a little on the other end of the speaker cable. unscrew any screw on the back of your head unit. then wrap the cable around that and screw it back on. you are basically grounding the rca to the headunit chasis.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Evildoughboy08

Toledo, OH US and A

Post Number: 94
Registered: Jun-08
holy fudgecakes batman that was exactly what i was thinking it would be but i didnt want to do it....

^ that looks sarcastic i know but its not^

now that i have my HU...

oh yeah and its a pioneer premier HU, and yes i know now that pioneers are very prone to this situation, and im hoping i didnt blow the fuse in it...

anyways, now that i have my HU fully in with those little prongs stuck up, now i get to go through taking that back out! oh boy!!!
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