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Aaron Cake · 06-13-2001, 08:17 AM

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Originally posted by Dudah:
<STRONG>Today I ran 22 gauge shielded cable for audio to my trunk. I put my computer in the trunk and played it. I can hear it fine but there's this cruddy sound to it that sounds like it's a bad tape out of the 70's. I know this can't be the tape adapter because I hooked that up to the computer in the front of the car and it sounded great! There's a shield wire in the cable, would grounding that eliminate that? The engine wasn't even on, just in the accesory position. This is causing too much stress!!!!! Thanks.
-Kev</STRONG>

The shield does nothing without being grounded, so you will want to ground it. Also, make sure your connections at each end are decent.

06-13-2001, 08:17 AM	#10
Aaron Cake Retired Admin Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,465	Quote: Originally posted by Dudah: <STRONG>Today I ran 22 gauge shielded cable for audio to my trunk. I put my computer in the trunk and played it. I can hear it fine but there's this cruddy sound to it that sounds like it's a bad tape out of the 70's. I know this can't be the tape adapter because I hooked that up to the computer in the front of the car and it sounded great! There's a shield wire in the cable, would grounding that eliminate that? The engine wasn't even on, just in the accesory position. This is causing too much stress!!!!! Thanks. -Kev</STRONG> The shield does nothing without being grounded, so you will want to ground it. Also, make sure your connections at each end are decent. __________________ Player: Pentium 166MMX, Amptron 598LMR MB w/onboard Sound, Video, LAN, 10.2 Gig Fujitsu Laptop HD, Arise 865 DC-DC Converter, Lexan Case, Custom Software w/Voice Interface, MS Access Based Playlists Car: 1986 Mazda RX-7 Turbo (highly modded), 1978 RX-7 Beater (Dead, parting out), 2001 Honda Insight "If one more body-kitted, cut-spring-lowered, farty-exhausted Civic revs on me at an intersection, I swear I'm going to get out of my car and cram their ridiculous double-decker aluminium wing firmly up their rump."