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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Would anyone know if an Ercoupe's generator emits enough EMI to > interfere with a radio? > > The radio of the coupe I flew in (and that I looking towards buying) > worked okay on the ground, but as soon we were in the air, with the > engine RPM high enough for the us to be so, there was considerable > noise over the radio. I talked to the owner about it and he said that > he'd brought the radio over to a service shop, but it checked out okay > on the bench He had bought it new and it had always been noisy that > way at higher engine RPM. He surmises that it may be picking up noise > from the coupe having a generator instead of an alternator. > > Any thoughts? > Any problems involved with changing over to an alternator? > > Louis > > You are probably getting 'generator whine'. I had this problem when I > converted from my Genave to the ValCom. Just go to Radio Shack and buy > their Noise Eliminator kit,$3.99 ( 270-030)and put in the 12volt supply > line to the radio. They have a more expensive one but the cheap one > works fine. The expensive one ($14.99) may be easier to install. This is > what ValCom recommended. Of course you can buy a pwr line filter from an > aircraft supply but I think they are about $60. Craig 9772M> ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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