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- From: demaine@ee.ualberta.ca (Cal Demaine)
- Subject: Re: Power lines near preamp signals
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:16:29 GMT
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- jsc52962@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jeffrey S. Curtis) writes:
- > 1) Running the amp's +12V lead, which will be carrying
- > around 25-40 amps, within a couple inches of my
- > preamp cable, or
-
- Do IT! DO IT! Actually, what I'd do is I'd wire it with everything loose,
- and then fire the car up and check on the noise. Then, if there was some, I'd
- start moving the wires around until I was satisfied. Also, I'd try switching
- on and off all the accessories, checking for noise, before I committed any of
- the wires. You should be able to find a fairly noise free route, with luck.
-
- > 2) Running the amp's +12V lead about eight feet longer
- > than it needs to be in order to avoid the situation
- > in (1).
-
- Naw, power wire is expensive and a pain. Besides that, for safety reasons,
- in most cases it's better to have a shorter run. Less chance that some
- thing will break the wire and cause problems. Besides THAT, if you're going
- by IASCA rules, another 8 feet of wire will make your required gauge go up
- (er, actually down) by two. What a drag.
-
- >So, expert installers, what would you have me do? Thanks for any
- >tips..
-
- Whoops! You wanted expert installers? Damn. Forget what I just said. I'm
- not in the Expert class. Thank god. I'm busy trying to figure out what I can
- get away with as a Novice....
-
- - Cal
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- - Cal Demaine | The university may own my ideas and opinions
- (demaine@bode.ee.ualberta.ca) | but don't think for a moment they share them
-