rca’s on same side as power?

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Topic: rca’s on same side as power?

Posted By: s_goodie
Subject: rca’s on same side as power?
Date Posted: February 17, 2008 at 12:50 AM

is it true if i run my rca's on the same side as my power cable will it draw juice?

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Stuey BABE

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Posted By: hustlin247
Date Posted: February 17, 2008 at 1:03 AM

If you run your RCA's along your power wire you will get a high pitched whiney noise coming through your speakers whenever your engine revs.

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'94 Ford Explorer / Kenwood KVT-815DVD / RF Power T1682C 6x8 (all doors) / RF Power T10001 / 12" Kicker L5 (x4) / Optima Yellow Top Battery

Posted By: s_goodie
Date Posted: February 17, 2008 at 1:05 AM

ok thanks ive accually have had that problem thnk you

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Stuey BABE

Posted By: StealthEs
Date Posted: February 17, 2008 at 2:15 AM

hustlin247 wrote:

If you run your RCA's along your power wire you will get a high pitched whiney noise coming through your speakers whenever your engine revs.

No always true. While its best that you run them an opposite sides, if you have a good amp with a solid ground and good cable you should be ok.
I know people that have ran the power and RCA(Mono amp)down the same side without any problems.

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Cris

Posted By: noobgalore
Date Posted: February 17, 2008 at 6:24 AM

Mabey you have.

But on any amp manual I have ever seen it tells you to Keep RCA cables isolated from the amplifier's power cables and any high power auto accessories, especially electric motors. To prevent coupling the noise from radiated electrical fields into the audio signal.

Posted By: audioman2007
Date Posted: February 17, 2008 at 8:04 AM

Yea, I was always told to run the RCA's down the other side of the vehicle than the power wire. Your amp might have a good ground, but this way you dont need to rip out the RCA's after everything is installed. Its just better to be safe and run them on seperate sides.

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