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Subject:Re: Radio pops when powered up?
From:Mike Miller
Date:Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:02:59 -0700
You may have a capacitor going bad, or are not grounded properly so there is
a potential difference between the unit and the vehicle.  DavidB knows this
kind of stuff.

Mike

On 4/22/04 9:41 PM, "J. Harvey" <jtharvey2@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I installed a 1996 Passat tape deck in my Vanagon and it works great.  The
> only problem is that when I turn it on it makes a loud "pop" sound.
> 
> Initially, I thought my voltage sources could be swapped but they aren't.
> Any suggestions?  -John
> 
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