Re: [A/S] Re: fantstic fan problem

Hunter,
Do you notice the lights dimming (significantly) as you turn more and more of them on? It really sounds like the voltage to the radio is failing as you turn on lights, but if the lights are not dimming, then it has to be a connection issue to the radio itself. It would be informative to have a digital voltmeter across the power wires to the radio with it turned on vs off and as your turn on the incandescent lights in your rig. I take it that this volume issue happens whether you are on shore power or battery.

BTW, the radio powers the speakers, so the problem is with the radio not the speakers.

David T


On Jul 13, 2012, at 6:00 PM, Hunter Hampton wrote:

> On 7/13/2012 4:28 PM, dtbw wrote:
> > Hunter, your rig (1996) did not come with the old Univolt system. It came with a Magnetek converter, which is the same one that Airstream still installed until very recently on all models. They now use a newer model from Magnetek. The old Univolt system had many problems as they aged and they caused a lot of issues with electronic components.
> >
> > What are the symptoms on your radio, buzzing sounds? It could likely be a bad ballast in one of your fluorescent ceiling lights. I seriously doubt that your inverter is at fault. Does the symptom happen when you are on batteries?
> No buzzing, if its playing and I start turning on lights, or even the
> water pump it gets quieter and quieter.... three or more lights and it
> goes quiet...
>
> Not sure if the speakers are the problem or the radio.....
>
> Its a JVC with a CD player.... I replaced the old cassette player three
> summers ago.
>
> I don't have fluorescent lights..... but its the 12 volt lights that
> cause the problems.
>
> Hunter
>
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