Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 06:12:19 -0400 From: "hippo" <johnhnospamam.shoal.net.au> Subject: Re: Pressing Brakes causes AM radio Static
John B wrote: >On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:16:53 GMT, Nasty Bob wrote: >> dealt with at source. The most common sources of interference are electric >> motors and switches... not sure what the source could be here other than >> maybe the switch that turns your brake lights on??? Hopefully more >On the c900, the wiring for the brake lights runs back through the car pretty >much along side the wiring for the antenna (4 door anyway). Not sure what the >setup is in the 9000, but it might be something to consider. >John I was thinking pretty much the same thing. C900 rear lamp clusters cause some odd problems when they aren't earthed properly - so no doubt 9Ks could too! Check too for loose/corroded earth at the dash & ditto antenna connections. Could be worse though ... I was working on a friend's Fiat 128 once. Everything was earthing through the speedo cable - including the starter motor. Talk about heat .... Cheers