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- From: worley@a.cs.okstate.edu (WORLEY LAWRENCE JA)
- Subject: Re: Annoying whine when tapes play
- References: <1julgcINNkl2@uwm.edu>
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.044421.2816@a.cs.okstate.edu>
- Organization: Oklahoma State University
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 04:44:21 GMT
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- From article <1julgcINNkl2@uwm.edu>, by ultron@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Andrew H Krieg):
- > My car tape player produces an annoying whine whenever tapes play. If I just
- > listen to the radio, it sounds fine. I replaced the original stereo that
- > came with the car, and both systems have had this problem. The whine is
- > directly related to some part of the electrical system of the car. When I
- > accelerate or decelerate, the whine changes pitch.
- >
- > Recently, I bought a Car Discman which plays through the tape deck, and the
- > whine is now intolerable. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what is
- > wrong so I can get this fixed?
-
- You are hearing induced engine noise from being emitted from a "hot" wire
- that is contaminated with ripple from your alternator charging your battery.
- What kind of car do you have (and I'll tell you how to fix it)?
-
- -Jason Worley
-