On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:48:49 -0400, pbatson68@yahoo.com ("VRMan")
wrote:
>I got the Sirius setup on my truck. Been pretty happy with it so far. I may
>invest in a regular in dash model in the future. Right now I have the Jensen
>handheld that uses an FM modulator. Jensen did an "ok" job of it. It could
>use a better handheld unit tho. Buttons don't always work when you press
>them and the backlight on it is pretty weak.
>
>I have yet to find a filter for my electrical system that will filter out
>the alternator whine. (Alternator is the heavy duty one that puts out 140
>amps) Or am I off base and don't have to worry about that many amps?
Whoa, you have electrical noise? Near as I can tell, we have almost
the identical truck ('00 CC 4x4 4.7L ... Patriot Blue rocks!) and I
haven't noticed any electrical noise at all. And that's with cranking
up my aftermarket head unit and pumping that through the crappy stock
infinity amp (soon to be gone).
Sounds like you might have a bad ground somewhere -- that's where I'd
check first. I've noticed that a lot of people have beefed up the
chassis ground, which is something that I'll probably be looking into
once I get my amp in in the next week or so.
The only time I notice any electrical noise is when I connect my CB to
the cigarette lighter and crank the RF gain all the way up and the
squelch all the way down and listen to an empty channel.
(I also have the HD package which includes the 137 amp alternator)
-Bill
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