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Cigaret lighter bluetooth / FM transmitter whining sounds

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YOUR RESEARCHCigaret lighter bluetooth / FM transmitter whining sounds

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ground loop (a quick google will provide more info)

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Reported cause

Sounds like you have alternator whine which is caused by a ground loop (a quick Google will provide more info).

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Cigaret lighter bluetooth / FM transmitter whining sounds
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Use bluetooth / fm transmitter

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Hi guys I use a bluetooth / FM transmitter that is plugged in the cigaret lighter to listen to music on my phone.

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Leading evidence: 'ground loop (a quick google will provide more info)' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'ground loop (a quick google will provide more info)' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Use bluetooth / fm transmitter' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Use bluetooth / fm transmitter

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Hi guys I use a bluetooth / FM transmitter that is plugged in the cigaret lighter to listen to music on my phone.

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Cigaret lighter bluetooth / FM transmitter whining sounds

Use ifs possibly related

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It's worth trying a different power socket for the device you are using - ifs possibly related to the power source you are using.

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Use bluetooth / fm transmitter

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Hi guys I use a bluetooth / FM transmitter that is plugged in the cigaret lighter to listen to music on my phone.

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Cigaret lighter bluetooth / FM transmitter whining sounds

Use ifs possibly related

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Suggestion

It's worth trying a different power socket for the device you are using - ifs possibly related to the power source you are using.

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Cigaret lighter bluetooth / FM transmitter whining sounds
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These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

ground loop (a quick google will provide more info)

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Reported cause

Sounds like you have alternator whine which is caused by a ground loop (a quick Google will provide more info).

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi guys I use a bluetooth / FM transmitter that is plugged in the cigaret lighter to listen to music on my phone. What I have found is that whenever I use it I get whining noise/sounds that gets louder with the revs. No issues when I listen to the radio or cds. Is it just my FM transmitter or is there anything I can do to get rid of that? coped with it for a while but it's 'driving' me mad now! hoping there is a quick fix.

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Sounds like you have alternator whine which is caused by a ground loop (a quick Google will provide more info). It's worth trying a different power socket for the device you are using - ifs possibly related to the power source you are using. Failing that, you can get fm modulators which allow you to run the car aerial though it - this should provide a much better signal. A bit more info on what kit you are using and what you want to achieve might be helpful.

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