Sirius Radio Humming
Hello, I installed Sirius Starmate 8 radio in my Winnebago Sightseer. I use the 12v outlet on the dash for power and connect to the radio speakers using the supplied accessory wire. I am getting se...
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ecoast wrote:
...run the lighter ground to the radio ground = free, and no more ground loop or purchases.
:R
Yeah, right, obviously YOU have never poked your head behind the dash.
Modern day autos BURY the ground wires in the harness, finding the ground wires for radio AND 12V power point and joining them in a common location WILL be an operation of futility.
On top of that, is the fact that the internal grounding point inside the radio on the AUX input may also not be at the SAME ground potential.
The only two ways to fix the problem is to use the ground loop isolator like I linked or run the Sirus radio tuner from a separate power source like a small battery.
