LED headlight upgrade
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Easy fix. Put stock or better light in bike. JK, sorta. Have had the same issue with last bike. Sucks as the light was not cheap. But wasn't a Daymaker so I paid the price and almost never played FM again as long as I had the bike, about a year. Other option is as I did, only listened to iPod. Fact is many such lights induce interference. And don't waste money on what you think is a better antenna like I did.
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From: Bedford UK
Disconnect your new light and see if the noise goes away. If so it is obviously giving that problem. Once upon a time car radios suffered from this and we fitted a suppressor, to counter that noise. Perhaps they are still available?
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From: Hampton, GA
Many of the knock-off LED headlights have high EMP which affects the radio signal. I have the Sunpie and it affects reception. I use my USB stick all the time, so don't really care. No buzzing though for the radio i do get. You may want to check out the Hogworkz LED or JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2, more than most knockoffs, but less than Harley stamped one.
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From: Montréal Québec
2016 FLHTK, avoid all LED - Keep a minimum electrical load
2016 FLHTK, avoid all LED - Keep a minimum electrical load in order to make your generator voltage regulator working? I hook-up a stop bulb to a cigar lighter connector and underway, I notice the radio reception went fine as soon as I connected it to the lighter plug! LED removes an inportant electrical load from the bike sytem (not enough is left?). I found that putting back the original two forward flasher bulbs was sufficient to maintain the radio in perfect reception! Hope this could help others. Salutations du Canada Québec Français
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