New Stereo Category

[Domsz06]

No buzzing on mine.

I have all the electronics for the whole boat on one battery, nothing on the other.

Use the switch to 1 both or 2 and the stereo plays where ever you have the switch. When I had my 4 t-104's, i'll just wire them in series, then to parallel and put them in spot 1 on my switch.

Spot 2 will be my other 2 starting batteries wired in parallel.

[Domsz06]

the key to no noise, and this was the same way in my car is this.

On a boat you can't just ground your stuff to anything, so you have to run a groung back to the battery. Don't cheap on the ground wire too, run just as big a gauge as your power, run it back to your battery and you should be fine. I did this on my car and boat and no noise. If you have a noise they make a ground loop isolater device that is supposed to take it out too, but haven't used one, so no clue.

[lee]

I appreciate the answers guys, but my real question is will I have a problem if my stereo is being powered off of a different battery than my amps?

If your batteries are close together, just take all the positives and put them on one battery.

[Domsz06]

that's what I do.

[zad0030]

We had a buzzing noise on our stereo. Every time the stereo was on and we turned on... the blower or adjusted the taps.... we heard a buzz. Talked to our local dealer (stateamind) and he told us we should run a ground off the amp to the HU. No problem any more!

[Domsz06]

is that your only ground from the amP?

[zad0030]

No I dont think so. Im pretty sure there is another I dont remember where it goes off the top of my head though.

[Domsz06]

would you look into that for me? I would be really worried if not, possible fire. But if you have it to that and another, that makes me sound like a great idea for mine if I ever have that problem

[zad0030]

I know theres a big fatty black one but not sure where it goes.

[Domsz06]

oh, ok then that makes me feel better. I'm sure it goes back to the negative terminal on your battery.

[Domsz06]

I'll remember that trick if I ever have a wine again Thanks zad!!!

[zad0030]

Yeah were not positive on where all our wire go back there.. We have 2 batteries one has all the gauges, accesesories..etc on it including the stereo. THe other battery has a Red and a black and were not sure where they go.

[zad0030]

I'll remember that trick if I ever have a wine again Thanks zad!!!

Im pretty sure we just ran a small wire from the ground on the amp to a screw on the back of the HU.

[Domsz06]

the one is just your starting battery. Mine is the same way

[zad0030]

Well just to be sure does it look like this? I did this from memory....