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Old 06-12-2006, 10:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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hi guys

when i turn on my deck or turn the volume to 1 from 0 or anything, my sub makes a little thud or pop

and sometimes when im loading up a cd the sub is like moving and making a little bit of noise.

is this a ground loop? any help pls?
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Old 06-14-2006, 01:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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had the xact problem. grounded my radio to the same ground as the sub amp.
ran power and ground from the back to the radio. now turning to **** or cd changes are clean.
let me know if this works for you
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Old 06-14-2006, 05:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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thanks a lot
i am going to reground it and see what happens ill keep this updated
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Old 06-14-2006, 06:13 PM   #4 (permalink)
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it's a ground problem. Try grounding the chassis of the deck as well as using the ground on the harness.

as a last resort, you COULD use a ground loop isolator, but they are just a bandaid...try to find the problem first.
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Old 06-14-2006, 06:32 PM   #5 (permalink)
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ya i was liek 90% sure its a ground problem

the wierd thing is... this problem only happened in the last few months.
i hookeed up everyhting a long time ago
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Old 06-14-2006, 06:39 PM   #7 (permalink)
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my suspension is pretty stiff so im also assuming its my deck ground. im gonna take it all apart and make sure everything is good as soon as i have a bit of free time

thanks everyone
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check preouts, could be a bad deck, is it pioneer?
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