Radio Interference AM & FM, Neon Brake Related

[stormfinder]

Hey guys, here goes

Couple weeks ago i replaced the dead neon, with a junkyard part.

I reconnected all the wires including the ground.

However, now every time i hit the brakes i have crazy static, on certain bands, some stay clear

Parking light has low static, still can hear music, brake is just full static. However when listening to a cd, things are crystal clear.

So, My question to you is this,

Is there anything i should check to see if i messed up somewhere?

And would a antenna filter do me any good?

 

[chris2523]

probably a dying ballast?

 

[My Great 8]

I'm not positive, but I believe the nylon type material that is attached to the ground screw has something to do with radio interference.

 

[Lownslowlsc]

Did you hook up both the ground wire by the keyhole and the wire mesh that attaches to the ballast?

 

[stormfinder]

Wire mesh? I'm not sure I'll have to check in the am. If it was there and obvious I'm sure I did. If not so obvious then it is possible I forgot it

Sent from the depths of jellified Vivow hell.

 

[Lownslowlsc]

Wire mesh? I'm not sure I'll have to check in the am. If it was there and obvious I'm sure I did. If not so obvious then it is possible I forgot it

Sent from the depths of jellified Vivow hell.

The black wire from the keyhole area is already attached to the ground on the ballast. The 2 pieces of wire mesh hanging down by the pigtail also have to be grounded. Not having the mesh grounded can result in odd reception issues. Heres a couple links to read through..

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forum/showthread.php?85172-Neon-questions

http://www.markviii.org/~glitch/inverter.html