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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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i have a 1982 .the radio plays fine . i installed a amp now i have the alternator wine .the ground wire is attached to the frame .the power wire has been tryed on several spots on the fuse block and on the power junction in the battery box.i have tryed a cheap suppreser that did not seam to help any .any ideas?
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 03:09 AM
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Ground Loop Isolators between the HU/amp RCA connections and a power supply noise filter in line with the HU power wires have always done the trick for me.

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i have the noise filter.the ground loop filter looks like a good idea .thanks .
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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adding another ground wire to the radio helped some more .will look into the isolators.thanks
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