[fr4c]

just a quick question. does anyone elses iPod make a faint "whiney" noise when you touch the wheel and buttons? recently i was cleaning my 3G iPod in my room and heard the faint noise everytime i put my fingers on the touchwheel. when you toggle the hold on, the noise stops. is the noise simply the result of a activated touch sensor or is there something wrong with my unit? you could clearly hear the whiney noise when you touch the wheel and put the unit next to your ear. all comments welcomed. thnx

 

[ferrari993000]

does the noise come from the unit itself or throught the audio to the headphones???

 

[fr4c]

the noise comes from the unit itself. touch the wheel and place the unit to your ear, thats how i heard mine.

 

[ferrari993000]

could be a grounding issue. if the touch controls aren't properly grounded then any interference coming from you fingers may cause it to make noise.If thats the case, then this would more in the audio not from the unit itself. Im not 100% sure though.

 

[fr4c]

any other suggestions?

 

[madcow235]

Im pretty sure thats the harddrive spinning

 

[fr4c]

no its not the hard drive spinning. this sound is like a high pitched whine. also, theres like this light beeping noise in the background, like a ticking noise. weird

 

[proximal]

It's probably noise from the backlight on the screen, nothing to worry about.

 

[myself, aka me]

No, it's not from the backlight. It's not the hard drive spinning. Touch a button and you get a squeal. It stops after a second or two. Press the buttons again and it comes right back.

It's nothing to worry about, you can't even hear it with the unit 10cm from your ear with a computer running.

 

[fr4c]

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Originally Posted by myself, aka me No, it's not from the backlight. It's not the hard drive spinning. Touch a button and you get a squeal. It stops after a second or two. Press the buttons again and it comes right back. It's nothing to worry about, you can't even hear it with the unit 10cm from your ear with a computer running.

yes this is exactly what i'm hearing. i just hope its not a defect unit or something.