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Advanced
trouble
shooting
(
Summary)
During
the
design
stage
of
your
vehicle
determine
your
total
current
consumption
overall.
Make
preparations
for
any
additional
batteries,
and
or
higher
®
ALWAYS
force
extra
ripple
current
to
flow
over
the
car.
Make
sure
to
fuse
any
additional
battery
systems
added
to
the
vehicle
independently.
^
Inrtall
Transient
Storage
as
close
to
the
power
supply
input
of
your
amplifier
as
possible.
The
big
caps
will
feed
the
switching
power
supplies
of
your
amps
and
minimize
the
inductive
losses
in
your
power
wiring.
Plus,
they
will
help
your
peak
system
response.
Although
caps
aren't
an
end
all
to
a
situation
A
cap
will
Remember:
caps
need
charged
too.
Start
with
your
alternator,
batteries,
and
sufficient
gauge
power/
ground
cables-than
end
by
adding
a
capacitor.
nofsT-^lspeciaMy
in
fo^u?
cliVnnel'amps?
pair
cable
rather
than
coaxial
cable
for
RCA
leads.
This
practice
will
greatly
minimize
cable
induced
problems^^^
component.
Do
NOT
use
components
with
inadequate
power
supply
isolation
or
you
will
be
asking
for
Keep
ALL
ground
leads
as
short
as
possible.
The
ultimate
ground
of
the
vehicle
Is
the
negative
of
the
alternator
and
battery
systems.
Do
not
combine
direct
vehicles
may"'^'"^
grounding
simultaneously,
this
may
cause
ground
loops.
Only
choose
one
method
of
grounding
at
any
one
time.
Many
newer
use
materials
in
their
construction
that
are
high
in
resistance,
whereas
direct
battery
grounding
will
be
the
only
method.
Power
and
ground
cables
should
be
of
equal
gauge.
With
properly
isolated
components,
it
does
NOT
matter
where
the
component
is
grounded.
With
inadequately
isolated
components,
it
matters!
With
poorlv
tsolated
components,
dtfferent
grounds
can
cause
different
noises.
^
^
The
deck
is
the
signal
reference
ground
for
the
entire
sound
system.
The
deck
usually
has
THREE
connections
to
the
car's
chassis:
The
black
ground
lead
the
base
about
the
grounTof
a
d^r^
between
the
case
of
the
deck
and
the
chassis
of
the
car.
With
three
grounds,
there
is
usually
NO
cause
to
worry
Amplifiers
are
usually
designed
vyith
adequate
power
supply
isolation.
This
means
that
it
should
not
matter
where
a
deck
is
grounded.
(Decks
are
grounded
three
times
and
amps
float.
This
IS
car
audio!)
^
^
a
«
The
more
components
installed
on
a
signal
path,
the
more
chances
for
noise
to
enter
a
system.
Make
sure
to
have
have
good
grounding.
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