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On 5 Jan 2001, at 23:21, Andrew Davidson wrote: > I've installed an AM/FM radio cassette in my 71 > fastback and I was wondering where I need to attach > condensers to stop the crackle. I've put one on the > generator but there's still a bit of interference. > Where else should I put them? I've found that the most important thing is to make sure that there is a good connection between the antenna cable shield and ground at the fender end of things. Pull the antenna cable out of the radio and check that you still have a good ground path with a VOM. I've had some old antennas which rotted out at the fender. They still looked good and seemed to have good reception, but they picked up a lot of noise. I eventually discovered that the cable shield was no longer "attached" to the antenna body at the fender and my only option was to replace the whole antenna. This made a whole lot of noise go away. If you're getting a lot of ignition noise, then make sure that your spark plug wires have the Bosch 1k Ohm suppressors on the SP ends, and the 5kOhm Bosch rotor. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org