static noise when using horns

[boxstermao]

i recently had the horn pad retainer replaced as it was difficult to honk the horns. Now i get an irritating static that seems to emenate from the dash speakers (with the radio on) everytime i press the horn buttons. is there something grounded or was the horn pad retainer not proprly installed?

thanks again for ur responses.

[wwest]

i recently had the horn pad retainer replaced as it was difficult to honk the horns. Now i get an irritating static that seems to emenate from the dash speakers (with the radio on) everytime i press the horn buttons. is there something grounded or was the horn pad retainer not proprly installed?

thanks again for ur responses.

Well...DUH!

Assuming the horn sounds as you press the horn buttons how do you manage to even hear the static?

Be-that-as-it-may the current flow for the horns is extraordinarily high and the horn "sound" is made via the contacts of a vibration relay. That rapidly interrupted, on and off, extraordinarily HIGH current flows into an electro magnet that also inadvertently serves as a really efficient wideband radio frequency broadcast attenna.

So yes, since you are operating an old Marconi style radio transmitter it is highly likely you will hear "static", white noise, in any nearby electronic sound reproduction system.

But luckily there is a solution at the ready.

Don't use the horn needlessly.

If you happen to be a New Yorker I trust you will ignore that last sentence.

Edited March 28, 2006 by wwest

[boxstermao]

here in manila honking is a way of life. i asked a nearby auto electronic tech, he said the problem is my stereo and that the noise filter is at fault. may i also add that honking mu horn requires a firm push on the 4 corners of the horn pad, which is very inconvenient when you have to blast the idiot driving the bus who wants to cut you off to pick up passengers and take his time when he does. is there a way to reduce the amount of pressure i have to honk my horns given i have a new horn pad retainer installed.

thanks again.

Edited March 29, 2006 by boxstermao