Bugsworth Tippler Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 I have a "Bush DAB CD Car Stereo with Bluetooth & USB" fitted to my narrowboat with a conventional car radio aerial and powered (12v) aerial booster. It works fine but is prone to turning itself on at random times, i.e. when I'm away from the boat or in the middle of the night. I've googled this problem and many people seem to have similar problems although they have their car radios in cars and the solutions suggested don't seem particularly relevant. Has anyone else had this problem or got a suggestion as to how to fix it (apart from turning off the power to the radio whenever it is not in use)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 If you turn the power off to the radio when not in use you'll probably also lose the pre-sets. I've known these tricky little electronic beasties to be susceptible to interference by induction. In other words a spark caused when a pump clicks in to upkeep pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Turn the water pump off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesthenuke Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 We have a small Toshiba TV that does this, e.g. at 3 am. I now turn it off completely at night, but the next time I forget I may fling it off the boat and if it lands on the towpath that will be my mistake. (Joking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canals are us? Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 A priest needed? Seriously has anyone had a boat that's haunted? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Get it exorcised, its a Voltageist. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canals are us? Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, bizzard said: Get it exorcised, its a Voltageist. Voltageist. wattageist and Ampageist are it's brother and Sister! their electrifrightning! James Edited May 15, 2018 by canals are us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 8 hours ago, canals are us? said: Seriously has anyone had a boat that's haunted? Nah, the duck scares them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsworth Tippler Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 I've looked up some poltergeist prayers and will be printing them out to recite when I next visit the boat. That should sort it! Alternatively I'll look into this idea of induction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevMc Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 My mains powered DAB radio comes on when I reattach the mains power .. perhaps you've had power drops that cause it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsworth Tippler Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Thanks for all the suggestions. A voltage spike or a voltage drop seem to be the likely causes but these probably require different solutions and I'll need to investigate further. In the meantime I've taken a CD out of the CD player (as suggested on some motoring forum). Who knows it might work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Nibble Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 15 May 2018 at 23:35, canals are us? said: A priest needed? Seriously has anyone had a boat that's haunted? James Seriously? Seriously had a boat that's haunted? Of course not, ghosts don't exist, the observed phenomena is actually down to fairy infestation. You can put down poison bait to get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 15/05/2018 at 23:35, canals are us? said: Seriously has anyone had a boat that's haunted? If you feel a "presence" in your boat/home it will be due to vibrations of a frequency that is out of your hearing range that's caused by something in your house/boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbfiresprite Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Had the same problem, Fitting a Voltage Stabilizer Regulator solved the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsworth Tippler Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 nbfiresprite. Apologies for not replying sooner but I was away on my boat. Your suggestion seems to be exactly what I need. I took a CD out of the CD player and the problem has not reoccurred. BUT if and when it does, I'll get a Voltage Regulator Stabiliser - they seem very reasonably priced. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to offer constructive suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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