REFLECTOR: Intercom noise

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From: <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Intercom noise


> Brian,
>
> If a bad plug wire is causing the noise, shouldn't the noise go away when 
> I turn off the mag?  It doesn't, so I'm thinking the issue is within the 
> mag.  I'm tempted to try a little lipstick before replacing wires.
>
> John

I believe that if you disconnect the P-lead wires at the mag and ground the 
P_lead mag terminal right there at the mag, the mag is "dead" and can make 
no high-voltage and thus, no noise.  Just as when you disconnect the EI 
power... it's dead.
$0.02

Sid