Just wondering if some of you knowledgable people would be so kind as to help with a recurring problem I have with my stereo.
What happens is that I'll be cruisin' along quite happily, listening to some tunes, when my groovy music will be suddenly replaced with a kind of squealing noise. This noise will continue for an unspecified amount of time until there is a 'pop' sound, at which point everything will return to normal.
It seems to happen whenever it wants, with no pattern to when it occurs.
I don't know a hell of a lot about car audio, but my first thought was that the amp was cooking, but it seems to do it at all different temperatures. Also, turning the head unit off seems to make no difference (the squealing stops, but then resumes if you turn on the head unit again).
Could something like a bad earth or voltage leak cause this?? Or is my amp stuffed??
Also, I'm using 8ga wire for my power and earth (for the amp), is this too small (the amp is 440W RMS)??? could this cause it???
Cheers,
Dave
What happens is that I'll be cruisin' along quite happily, listening to some tunes, when my groovy music will be suddenly replaced with a kind of squealing noise. This noise will continue for an unspecified amount of time until there is a 'pop' sound, at which point everything will return to normal.
It seems to happen whenever it wants, with no pattern to when it occurs.
I don't know a hell of a lot about car audio, but my first thought was that the amp was cooking, but it seems to do it at all different temperatures. Also, turning the head unit off seems to make no difference (the squealing stops, but then resumes if you turn on the head unit again).
Could something like a bad earth or voltage leak cause this?? Or is my amp stuffed??
Also, I'm using 8ga wire for my power and earth (for the amp), is this too small (the amp is 440W RMS)??? could this cause it???
Cheers,
Dave