I apologize for this being a little off topic. I've recently installed
a cb radio and am picking up lots of alternator whine that is coming in
from the antenna. I've ordered an alternator noise suppressor
(http://www.crutchfield.com/S-VqGuUio...nfo&i=127ANS80)
which arrives next week.

Looking at the online installation instructions
(http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/Man...7/127ANS80.PDF), it
indicates that I may have to add a "10000 or 50000 mfd capacitor" to
completely block the noise. The installation looks simple enough, but
where do I buy one? I've searched the web but can't find it. Does
"mfd" translate to another measurement? Can anyone point me in the
right direction?

Thanks in advance.

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indicates that I may have to add a "10000 or 50000 mfd capacitor" to
completely block the noise. The installation looks simple enough, but
where do I buy one? I've searched the web but can't find it. Does
"mfd" translate to another measurement? Can anyone point me in the
right direction?

Thanks in advance.



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How do you know that the Alternator Whine
is coming in from the Antenna ?
..
Turn the Radio On and the Volume Up so that you can
clearly hear the Whine.
..
Disconnect the Antenna from the CB Radio does the Sound
of the Whine Stop or is it Greatly Reduced ?
+ Then in-fact the Antenna is the Source of your Noise
{Whine} Problem.
- However if the Whine is just as Loud as when the
Antenna is 'connected' then the Problem is elsewhere.
..
Two Possible Elsewheres :
* The CB Radio Ground.
- Recheck your Radio's Case Ground Connection
+ Use a 4"-8" piece of Braided Webbing as a Ground Strap
between the Auto's Frame and the Radio's Case.
* The DC Power Input Wires.
+ Use a Noise Suppression Capacitor on both DC Power Leads
going to the Radio.
+ Wrap the DC Power Leads in Foil.
..
Mobile Radio Install Tips - by Stu Olson
http://www.stu-offroad.com/cb/cb_install-1.htm
..
CB Radio RF Noise Suppression
http://www.stu-offroad.com/cb/cb_install-4.htm
http://www.roity.com/rc/rfi.html
..
Eliminating Noise in Automotive Sound Systems
http://www.koyote.com/personal/duncan/noise.htm
..
Solving Ignition Noise RFI - by the ARRL
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/rfiignit.html
..
Automotive Interference and Installation - by the ARRL
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/rficar.html
..
PARTS SOURCE :
* INSTALLER.Com
http://www.installer.com/acc/
PCAP50 - 50,000 mfd Filter Capacitor
PAF80 - 80,000 mfd Filter Capacitor
PDF4 - 4 Amp Noise Filter
* CRUTCHFIELD.Com
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-yZLLPt7...g=181150&avf=Y
PAC ANS-80 - In-line Alternator Noise Filter
PAC SNF-3 - Source Noise Filter
..
You may wish to post your Questions about CB Radio
Instalation on the Rec.Radio.CB NewsGroup
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.radio.cb
..

On 28 Jan 2005 16:37:51 -0800, wrote:

I apologize for this being a little off topic. I've recently installed
a cb radio and am picking up lots of alternator whine that is coming in
from the antenna. I've ordered an alternator noise suppressor
(http://www.crutchfield.com/S-VqGuUio...nfo&i=127ANS80)
which arrives next week.

Looking at the online installation instructions
(http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/Man...7/127ANS80.PDF), it
indicates that I may have to add a "10000 or 50000 mfd capacitor" to
completely block the noise. The installation looks simple enough, but
where do I buy one? I've searched the web but can't find it. Does
"mfd" translate to another measurement? Can anyone point me in the
right direction?

Thanks in advance.
mfd=Microfarads or uF. In other words buy yourself a nice big
electrolytic cap (about 30wvdc for make sure it surives) and put it
across the leads. Get it at Ratshack, or any electronic parts
supplier.

matt weber wrote:

On 28 Jan 2005 16:37:51 -0800, wrote:

snip


Thanks in advance.
mfd=Microfarads or uF. In other words buy yourself a nice big
electrolytic cap (about 30wvdc for make sure it surives) and put it
across the leads. Get it at Ratshack, or any electronic parts
supplier.

If it says mfd it should mean mili-farads - not micro-farads.

-A
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In article ,
Al Arduengo wrote:

If it says mfd it should mean mili-farads - not micro-farads.

Nobody uses millifarads, except maybe the boom car crowd. "mfd" or more
commonly "mf", prior to (the 1960's) metrification/SI rationalization
meant Microfarads. And picofarads were "mmf" micro micro farads.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

Al Arduengo wrote:

mfd=Microfarads or uF. In other words buy yourself a nice big
electrolytic cap (about 30wvdc for make sure it surives) and put it
across the leads. Get it at Ratshack, or any electronic parts
supplier.


If it says mfd it should mean mili-farads - not micro-farads.


Not in the USA.


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Only metric prefixes for 10+6 or more have an upper-case abbreviation (e.g.,
M = 10+6, G = 10+9, etc.). In particular, note that the prefix m indicates
10-3 and M indicates 10+6. The difference between an upper-case M and a
lower-case m is nine orders of magnitude! One should be warned that American
manufacturers of capacitors often use "mF" or "MF" to indicate microfarads,
a practice that is both incorrect and misleading.

The proper abbreviation for "kilohertz" is "kHz": only the "H" is upper case.

Note that the proper abbreviation for "second" is "s", not "sec".

The same abbreviation is used for the singular and plural form of a unit.

A period is not placed after an abbreviated unit, unless it is at the end of
the sentence.

http://www.rbs0.com/tw.htm

==================================================


==================================================
* mF: Milli-Farad, 1x10-3 Farad (1,000th of a Farad) - uncommon
* uF: Micro-Farad, 1x10-6 Farad (1,000,000th of a Farad)
* mF: Micro-Farad, a very, very old term, still sometimes used in the
US (True!) - Causes much confusion.
* ufd: Micro-Farad, another very old term, still used in the US
* mfd (or MFD): Yet another antiquated term - US again!
* nF: Nano-Farad, 1x10-9 Farad (1,000,000,000th of a Farad) - Common
everywhere except the US
* pF: Pico-Farad, 1x10-12 Farad (1,000,000,000,000th of a Farad)
* mmF: Micro-Micro-Farad, another extremely old term, also still used
sometimes in the US

http://sound.westhost.com/beginners.htm

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mike

Thanks for the replies... So what does 50,000 mfd translate to in uF?
..5? .05?


Mark Zenier wrote:
In article ,
Al Arduengo wrote:

If it says mfd it should mean mili-farads - not micro-farads.

Nobody uses millifarads, except maybe the boom car crowd. "mfd" or
more
commonly "mf", prior to (the 1960's) metrification/SI rationalization
meant Microfarads. And picofarads were "mmf" micro micro farads.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

maybe this will help

base unit one farad
millifarad = 1/1000 farad or a thousands of a farad (seldom used for
capacitors)
microfarad = 1/1,000,000 farad or a millionth of a farad

unfortunate the mixup of the prefixs "m"

In some measurements such as current
..001 amp is expressed as one mA m meaning milli
..000001 amp is expressed as one uA u meaning micro

So back to your original question - you need to ascertain the use of m
A 50,000 millifarad is a whopping capacitor and not likely
So it was probably 50,000 microfarads

Hope that helps

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Caveat Lector



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Thanks for the replies... So what does 50,000 mfd translate to in uF?
.5? .05?


Mark Zenier wrote:
In article ,
Al Arduengo wrote:

If it says mfd it should mean mili-farads - not micro-farads.

Nobody uses millifarads, except maybe the boom car crowd. "mfd" or
more
commonly "mf", prior to (the 1960's) metrification/SI rationalization
meant Microfarads. And picofarads were "mmf" micro micro farads.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

In article ,
(Mark Zenier) wrote:

In article ,
Al Arduengo wrote:

If it says mfd it should mean mili-farads - not micro-farads.

Nobody uses millifarads, except maybe the boom car crowd. "mfd" or more
commonly "mf", prior to (the 1960's) metrification/SI rationalization
meant Microfarads. And picofarads were "mmf" micro micro farads.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

That's not what I see in most articles or catalogs.
1 F is 1 farad
1 mF is .001 or 1x10^ -3 or 1 milli-farad
1 uF is .000,001 or 1 x 10^ -6 or 1 micro-farad
1 nF is .000,000,001 or 1 x 10^ -9 or 1 nano-farad
1 pF is .000,000,000,001 or 1 x 10^ -12 or 1 pico-farad

Many capacitors are in mF in industrial power supplies. Got to get the
current step response down to 20 Hz in some cases.

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Telamon
Ventura, California