Interference on a Defender 90:(

[hovis_211]

Hi Im kinda new here so go easy please

I just swapped my Midland CB radio out of my series 3 to my 90. Im getting loads of interence with the engine on and it gets worse with speed. So being a diesel im guess its not points or dissy. So i think its the alternator? Is there a way to get rid of this?

At the moment im straight off the battery (with a inline fuse). I also have good SWR readings.

Hope this is enough information.

Thanks

[joe jeep]

Where abouts have you got your antenna mounted, and are you powering your radio direct from the battery or elsewhere?

[stampman]

if it is a whine that gets higher as yo race the engine then it is most likely the altinator

[hovis_211]

Hi
It is powered straight from the battery and the aerial is at the back on the gutter With a good earth.

The noise does get worse with the engine reving higher. So my guess is the alternator. Is there some way to reduce the interence from this?

Thanks

[Offplanet]

Like Stampman said, if it's a whine that varies with engine speed, it'll be alternator noise - suppressors are available that fit to the alternator or an inline filter in the power lead to the CB can help (listen if the noise goes away when you unplug the aerial - if the noise is still there, the interference is likely to be coming up the power lead).

If the noise is a crackling or popping sound that varies with engine speed, it could be the diesel injectors - I had the same problem with my van. I tried everything, including adding extra earth wires to the radio, bonnet, exhaust, doors - helped a bit.

In the end, what really cut it down was adding ferrite rings to the injector wires - the clip-on type ferrites didn't help much but these big ring ones really helped

Try the easy stuff first though

[porky.69]

if it is a whine that gets higher as yo race the engine then it is most likely the altinator

bang on

[stampman]

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