GROUND LOOP! Arrrrrrrrrrghhhhhh!
 

DAMMIT!

The dreaded ground loop. Even with the radio off I sometimes have it. How do I even begin to troubleshoot a ground loop?


alex

ALE - are you hearing this with the DICE in use or all of the time?? I was getting some engine noise with the DICE and Tom at EAS sold me a noise suppressor and so far it seems to have worked great - installed this weekend and I did not notice any accelerator noise this morning on the way to work.

Yes I noticed it while using the tape adapter, so I turned it off. I still have it. I never had the dang noise before either.

The noise suppressor installs where the DICE wiring connects to the CD changer wiring. Very simple install.

http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...roducts_id=309

The engine whine is more than likely a side effect of the cassette adapter. I do not have a cassette deck in this vehicle, but I had bad engine whine when using the cassette on my previous setup. So bad I refused to use it. I am thinking the DICE is in order...

How does a ground loop get started where you never had one before? That is what scares me. I will double check now that DICE is in and cassette adapter out.

Do keep us posted.