Saturday, November 18, 2006

Instrument Panel - 0.5 hours (482 Total)

The last thing I needed to do today was install my ferrite ring EMI filters to the Enigma. I was getting a significant amount of noise on my radio when the Enigma was turned on. I would need to set my squelch to the highest setting of 8 to block out the noise. With the Enigma turned off, I only need a squelch level of 3. After experimenting with several types of ferrite beads I was able to get the noise down to where I could set my squelch to 5 or 6.

In the photo below you can see the four of the five ferrite rings I installed. The round one in the center is hiding a fifth ring.

I then bolted the Enigma in place using some Locktite.