Head Unit prob?

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02-23-05, 11:24 PM

sc.Fred

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Head Unit prob?

Hey guys... I recently installed an Eclipse CD5444 into my 94 SC3. Anyway, when I installed it and fired everything up... the CD player works and everything. However, once the radio or CD is on @ anytime it has a high whine sound (sounds like a supercharger.) And everything is back to normal when i turn the head unit off.

My suspect is that the ground wire is weak.... my question is what do you suggest?

Should I just rewire the system? or just upgrade the amp and speakers? It's obviously going to be cheaper to rewire but I just wanted anybody's input on the situation, thank you for your time!

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02-24-05, 10:18 AM

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That's called alternator whine, and altering the ground points is one of the more common fixes. if you don't get much help here after a search (https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sea...searchid=65834), there's plenty of discussion on this at www.sounddomain.com.

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02-24-05, 10:24 AM

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hey man, thanks for the reply!

anyway, yea, i changed the ground point to another location (near the E-Brake) and it still had the whine... do you suggest a point where i should mount it? or any other suggestions?

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