Author Topic: Converted to hei and now i have rf interference  (Read 10276 times)

Offline Jakethesnake73

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Re: Converted to hei and now i have rf interference
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2017, 08:34:06 pm »
I was about to try hooking staright to the battery. I had un plugged the dizzy wire form the relat and pulled it out from the inside of the fender and pulled it off of where it was resting on the heater resistor wires. I than thought i should plug it back in and make sure it still isnt working. It was working fine. So i messed with the dizzy wire and touched it to the heater resistor wires and it cuts out. I re routed along the heater hose and the main ground wire back to the relay. Never got to hook it directly to the battery but it qorks now... for the moment. Could this then be solved for sure with the msd cappaciter. I think this was the issue but still will be listening for any interfernec at all untill i am sure.

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Re: Converted to hei and now i have rf interference
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2017, 08:29:37 pm »
So, it's cross induction between low voltage wires....  Have you ever seen welding cables or jumper cables dance when in close proximity?  High current flow through the conductors creates such a strong magnetic field around each cable that the fields interact, causing the cables to move relative to one another.  It's very entertaining.   :)

I would attempt to resolve the issue, first, by rerouting the HEI B+ lead.  If you have to approach other wires, cross them as close to 90° as possible.  As you discovered, do not route the B+ lead parallel to any other wiring.  The next step would be to install a high value capacitor as close to the distributor as feasible.  The MSD filter previously mentioned is the smallest capacitor that I could recommend for the purpose.  The greater the capacitance, the better.  The third step would be to pick up a large doughnut shaped ferrite and wrap the HEI lead through the center of the ferrite 10+ times to create a toroid choke (images).  Space the windings evenly around the perimeter of the ferrite.  The fourth step would be to shield the B+ lead in woven, tubular copper shield, grounding the shield at both ends.  As an alternative, you could run the B+ lead through flexible armored conduit grounded at both ends.
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Re: Converted to hei and now i have rf interference
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2017, 08:42:34 am »
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Installed an hei dizzy into my 73 pickup and now my speakers cut in and out

Try replacing it with a distributor instead of a dizzy (those are for Honda's)  ;)
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Re: Converted to hei and now i have rf interference
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2017, 09:19:54 pm »
LOL.
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