Rick_A
Well Known Member
I replaced my 496 with a 696. When I first installed the 696, I just installed the new power data cable. I did not install the audio cable I used with the 496 because the 696 requires a connector with a small body. Everything was working fine (except for not having the audio).
I found a audio cable with a body that would fit at Radio Shack. It's shielded 3-wire cable. When I installed the audio cable, I bundled it next to the 696 power/data cable. After I wired the cable to the plane and plugged it into the 696 I started noticing faint background noise in my headset - a slow cycling hum.
I did some troubleshooting today and determined that the noise was being picked up from the power/data cable. As soon as I moved the audio cable away from the p/d cable the noise stopped. When I held them next to each other the noise re-appeared.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Are there any solutions other then just trying to keep the wires physically apart?
I found a audio cable with a body that would fit at Radio Shack. It's shielded 3-wire cable. When I installed the audio cable, I bundled it next to the 696 power/data cable. After I wired the cable to the plane and plugged it into the 696 I started noticing faint background noise in my headset - a slow cycling hum.
I did some troubleshooting today and determined that the noise was being picked up from the power/data cable. As soon as I moved the audio cable away from the p/d cable the noise stopped. When I held them next to each other the noise re-appeared.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Are there any solutions other then just trying to keep the wires physically apart?