Chris,
Actually in my effort to make a clean installation I picked up the ground for
the CD player off the chassis ground to the stereo and like wise for switched
power for the radio (I used one of the Radio Shack cables with a female
cigarette socket on one end to plug the CD power converter into). The stereo is
an after market Craig unit that I had purchased one of the wiring adapaters for
so I could plug it into the factory wiring harness. That provided me with easy
access to the wiring.
Dave Clement
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To: dakota@csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu@INTERNET
From: CSiano@banyan.com@INTERNET on Thu, Feb 1, 1996 9:19 AM
Subject: RE: CD Player Input on Cassette Radio ...
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>Results were big time noise/static when playing CDs. When using the
cassette
>adapter the system works great. I do not know if the static is a result of
a
>problem in the stereo or CD player or because the Y-cable was not
shielded. I
>have not tried to chase it down because the cassette adapter works just
fine.
You were powering the CD from the lighter socket weren't you?
That noise is classic 'ground-loop'. Caused by having two components with
a different electrical ground potential. This is another reason I really
hate OEM radios. The Cassette adapter works because no real electrical
connection is made. You can eliminate the problem with a special patch
cable, but the better solution is to find good grounds for both items.
Christopher Siano | "How do you control this thing?"
CSiano@Banyan.com | "Who Cares, Go FASTER!"
| -Suicide
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