any idea? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

hclee25 · 07-15-2004, 07:54 PM

hi guys,

I recently install a new sound system and this problem is getting me crazy.
When start the car, there is a buuuzzzzz sound on my front left speaker, but it happens only when I start the engine, and when I accelerate the buuuzzzzzzzz increases.
I'm sure its not the speaker cuz I tried switching the speakers and the sound still there, I switch the wires on the amplifier and the buuuzzzz went to the right speaker.
I don't wanna think it's my amplifier, cuz it's 1 month old and it only happens with the engine is running. Any Ideas??????
Maybe the ground? if so what should I do?
If this help, I have infinity all around, front and rear speakers and amplifier too.

RacingSolution · 07-15-2004, 08:06 PM

I would say check your grounding.. maybe do some additional grounding with 4 or 8 guage wire

shidarin · 07-15-2004, 08:30 PM

inproper ground 100%

***2wickedtoyz*** · 07-15-2004, 08:38 PM

when the amp is off does the sound go away? if so then the amp is bad. check the grounds at the rca cables that is the problem 99% of the times. to test it put an aligator clip on the rca cable ground directly to the amp casing that should stop the buzzing

hclee25 · 07-15-2004, 08:45 PM

How can I be sure that the ground is ok?
Where is the best place to grund it?
Right now it's 1 feet from the amp to ... some where between the door and the back seat.. where the door closes, and I scratched the paint before I put the screw there, It's that part of the chasis?
Thank for the replies

hclee25 · 07-15-2004, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 2wickedtoyz
when the amp is off does the sound go away? if so then the amp is bad. check the grounds at the rca cables that is the problem 99% of the times. to test it put an aligator clip on the rca cable ground directly to the amp casing that should stop the buzzing

With the sound system on and the engine off the sound is fine, the buzz starts when I start the engine. can you explain more detail how to test,
the clip can go on any rca?
the rca has to be conected to the amp?
what do you mean with ground directly to the amp chasing?

thanks

***2wickedtoyz*** · 07-15-2004, 08:58 PM

the outer edge of the rca cable is the ground clip that part to the amp itself

hclee25 · 07-17-2004, 05:48 AM

thank you guys, problem solve, I went over all the wiring again and found out that 1 of the rca cable peel off, replace the cable, and had the beautiful sound again!

spydrvnm · 07-19-2004, 10:55 PM

my friend is using a remote wire for a ground wire right now even though i told him not to. its got this same problem....would using a real ground cable fix it most likely?

88 LE · 07-20-2004, 07:05 AM

^ Thats way to small of a wire.

It would be okay if he was grounding a eq, x-over, or something like that. But not for a amp.

spydrvnm · 07-20-2004, 08:49 AM

he's got the ground for the crossover(remote wire) connected to another ground.

i think all of his equipment is grounded to one spot...just all connected together. 2 amps, a crossover and someother thing idk what it is. should he have more grounds? its not like they are hard to find on his car, he's just cheap and lazy

shidarin · 07-20-2004, 03:09 PM

Actually, the less grounds you have, the better lol

Grounding all your AV equipment to the same spot is the best way to get rid of noise in your system

spydrvnm · 07-20-2004, 03:52 PM

ok so its good that he has them all connected?

you learn something new every day