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Old 07-18-2012, 11:45 AM   #1
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I have installed several CD / radio players in the past but today I have an wierd situation that I may need some expertise on.
installed a player - CD's play great / MP player works great / tuner does not come in well.
put a stronger antenna on and still not much on tuner. -- similar player install on car next to this one and tuner plays great so signal strength should not be the cause??
siwtch radios and still no improvement. I have 12 volts coming from the converter..
any ideas as to what maybe going on ???
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Old 07-18-2012, 07:45 PM   #2
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There are reasons for that on an electric cart and maybe even some things you can find with a search to help it. But I don't think you'll get it as good as a car job no matter what. I don't know the specifics but I've read about the issue here before and have experienced it myself. For me, I wasn't really looking for a tuner anyway. I bought it primarily to play iPhones through (all 4 of us have one in my family) and secondarily to play CD's. I found an antenna that was made specifically to hide inside the fairing of a motorcycle and it fit great insde the front body of my cart. But a radio station has to be coming in pretty strong to get a good signal to the tuner on my Kenwood.
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Old 07-27-2012, 10:29 AM   #3
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I agree with the logic its just that this was the first time I was not getting a good signal when installing stereos. I have put in several pioneers and kenwoods before on golf cars and boats.
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Old 07-27-2012, 12:14 PM   #4
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I've never gotten a good signal on an electric cart. Gas carts are a different story. I'm guessing because they utilize a frame ground much like an automobile.
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Old 07-27-2012, 12:40 PM   #5
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I've never gotten a good signal on an electric cart. Gas carts are a different story. I'm guessing because they utilize a frame ground much like an automobile.
Never thought about that fact...but I have noticed a weak signal on almost all electric carts also...
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Old 07-29-2012, 05:37 PM   #6
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Never thought about that fact...but I have noticed a weak signal on almost all electric carts also...
first gotta be sure you dont use the body as a ground. run pos and neg wires directly to the one battery or better yet convertor. On cars the antenna being mounted seems to help where as on carts it doesnt seem that way. I mount mine on the plastic roof,,, still not great
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Old 07-29-2012, 06:13 PM   #7
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Would this still be an issue with a separate battery just for the radio so it's isolated from the pack?
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Old 07-29-2012, 06:28 PM   #8
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A regular auto radio antenna will probably not work well. An auto antenna is really just half of an antenna. It relies on the body (metal or frame) to be the other half.

If you look in a marine cataloq or a website, you will see AM/FM antennas made to be used with fiberglass bodies. They are basically dipole antennas with both halves being wire wrapped around or in a mast. These are also available for RV's and 18 wheelers, try a big truckstop. An indoor FM radio antenna usually made of just TV twin lead would also probably work. Just hide the antenna under the roof or in the dash, but keep it away from metal as much as possible.
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