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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Need some help please with radio whine noise
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<blockquote data-quote="GROUNDHOG" data-source="post: 458174" data-attributes="member: 24996"><p>WHAT YOU HAVE IS RFI, RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE</p><p></p><p>BACK IN THE DAY, BEFORE 1980'S SPARK PLUG WIRES CAUSED THIS AUDIO PROBLEM... IT'S CAUSED BY HAVING A BARE POWER WIRE OR UNSHIELDED ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT EMIT'S SPURIOUS RADIO WAVES</p><p></p><p>ANYTIME YOU HAVE A SPARK OF ANY KIND IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUT, THAT SPARK EMITS A BURST OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY CAUSING RADIO RECEPTION INTERFERENCE.. AKA WHINE OR STATIC</p><p></p><p>SINCE YOURS DOESN'T CHANGE WITH ENGINE RPM.. THAT'S A CLUE ITS A STANDARD WIRING HARNESS ISSUE</p><p>( NOT COIL OR PLUG WIRES)</p><p></p><p>BEST ESTIMATE IS THEY CUT INTO OR TAPPED INTO A POWER WIRE SOMEWHERE DOING THAT HEADLIGHT JOB.. AND ITS AN EXPOSED BARE WIRE</p><p>SOMEWHERE</p><p></p><p>OR</p><p></p><p>THEY ADDED A BOX OR DEVICE ONTO A POWERED WIRE... AND THE BOX OR DEVICE IS GENERATING THE NOISE</p><p></p><p>EASY WAY TO FIND IT.. TRACK THE POWER WIRE TO THOSE HEADLIGHTS BACK TO IT AND I'LL THE POWER WIRE TO IT... TEST FOR NOISE</p><p></p><p>IF THOSE LIGHTS SIMPLY USE EXISTING SOCKETS.. UNPLUG THE LIGHTS ONE AT A TIME TILL THE NOISE STOPS...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GROUNDHOG, post: 458174, member: 24996"] WHAT YOU HAVE IS RFI, RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE BACK IN THE DAY, BEFORE 1980'S SPARK PLUG WIRES CAUSED THIS AUDIO PROBLEM... IT'S CAUSED BY HAVING A BARE POWER WIRE OR UNSHIELDED ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT EMIT'S SPURIOUS RADIO WAVES ANYTIME YOU HAVE A SPARK OF ANY KIND IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUT, THAT SPARK EMITS A BURST OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY CAUSING RADIO RECEPTION INTERFERENCE.. AKA WHINE OR STATIC SINCE YOURS DOESN'T CHANGE WITH ENGINE RPM.. THAT'S A CLUE ITS A STANDARD WIRING HARNESS ISSUE ( NOT COIL OR PLUG WIRES) BEST ESTIMATE IS THEY CUT INTO OR TAPPED INTO A POWER WIRE SOMEWHERE DOING THAT HEADLIGHT JOB.. AND ITS AN EXPOSED BARE WIRE SOMEWHERE OR THEY ADDED A BOX OR DEVICE ONTO A POWERED WIRE... AND THE BOX OR DEVICE IS GENERATING THE NOISE EASY WAY TO FIND IT.. TRACK THE POWER WIRE TO THOSE HEADLIGHTS BACK TO IT AND I'LL THE POWER WIRE TO IT... TEST FOR NOISE IF THOSE LIGHTS SIMPLY USE EXISTING SOCKETS.. UNPLUG THE LIGHTS ONE AT A TIME TILL THE NOISE STOPS... [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Need some help please with radio whine noise
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