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saleengt 
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Posted: February 28, 2004 at 10:47 PM / IP Logged  
I hooked up the amp and subs and for some reason all im gettin is like a heartbeat feedback through the subs, they just keep subbing like a heart beats, and will not sub any music, is it a bad ground? or rcas are gettin interference?
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Posted: February 28, 2004 at 11:19 PM / IP Logged  

what are you using for equipment?

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Posted: February 28, 2004 at 11:22 PM / IP Logged  
it's either a ground loop or you have the gain on your amp way too high.
saleengt 
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Posted: February 28, 2004 at 11:32 PM / IP Logged  
whats a ground loop and how do you solve it, im using a hitron amp and some hollywood subs.. the gain is only about 40 percent.
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Posted: February 28, 2004 at 11:42 PM / IP Logged  
How did you set your gain?  Is it matched to the output from your head unit?  Where is your head unit grounded and where is your amp grounded?
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Posted: February 28, 2004 at 11:48 PM / IP Logged  

a ground loop is more than one ground path where the differences in current potential of each path create a voltage differential

make sure that your ground is grounded to the frame...even the frame can have a differnces in voltage due to the current flowing through different circuit paths..

do you have an extra pair of rcas?

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saleengt 
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Posted: February 29, 2004 at 3:34 AM / IP Logged  
the head unit is or i believe is grounded through the harness, I am not sure, but i did notice that if i pulled out the ground from the amp and turned the system on i would get feedback in the regular speakers, and i do have the mach 460 sound system with the mustang so those amps are on, becuase I am using the remote turn on wires for those amps too. the amp ground is to the frame, but is it possible that a non grounded deck is causing this problem? thanks
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Posted: February 29, 2004 at 4:00 PM / IP Logged  
Back up the bus, post up exactly what you have installed in this vehicle, back to front, make the post as detailed as possible.
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saleengt 
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Posted: February 29, 2004 at 5:41 PM / IP Logged  
the vehicle is a 97 ford mustang gt, now it has the premium sound, the mach 460 setup. I did not rewire, so the factory system is integrated with the aftermarket deck. I have a pioneer dehp 6500. Now i dont know if the deck is grounded or not. I used the premade harnesses and it may or not be grounded. Now I want to add an amp and subs. A hitron 2 channel amp and 2 hollywood excursions. Everything hookedup im gettin a heartbeat feedback through the subs, they are not playing any music just doing a heartbeat feedback. I tried taking the ground from the amp and seeing what would happen, instead i got engine whine in the regular mids, so i then unplugged the rcas and that removed the whine. So is it that the deck is not groudned and when i ground the amp, its trying to ground the deck through the rcas? thats why im gettin feedback in the subs?
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Posted: March 01, 2004 at 2:54 AM / IP Logged  

If your deck is turning on its grounded...

when ever I install a deck I make a new ground....most of the time to the frame under the dash.

It seems to work for me..never have had a problem with any noise..knock on wood...:-)...a guy one time had a long ground wire for his amp just a little guy for a amp....and he had noise problems...I shortend the length a foot an the noise was gone....

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