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lucasrusinak Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2009 Posts: 168 Location: staten island, ny
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:53 pm Post subject: speaker problem |
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i got new speakers for my bus for my birthday. i installed them about a week or so ago, and now none of my speakers work. before i installed them, i took out one old speaker and plugged my new ones in and everything worked, including the back ones. once i installed my new front speakers, the radio turned on and said it was playing something, but none of the speakers worked. it doesnt look like any of the fuses are blown and it doesnt look like the wire connections are messed up at all. any ideas on what this could be? _________________ if you are buying from me through paypal, please add 3%
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maximan1 Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2008 Posts: 1354 Location: Anaheim, California
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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One of the wires is grounding out somewhere. When one of the speaker wires touches the metal body, none of the speakers work. _________________ 1978 Transporter, 2.0L FI |
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lucasrusinak Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2009 Posts: 168 Location: staten island, ny
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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maximan1 wrote: |
One of the wires is grounding out somewhere. When one of the speaker wires touches the metal body, none of the speakers work. |
okay ill take a look. so lets say its just the front right speaker thats getting grounded out, then all 4 wont work? _________________ if you are buying from me through paypal, please add 3%
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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you have to:
(1) match the impediance between the speaker and the radio as specified by the manufacturer
(2) following the wiring diagram as specified by the manufacturer
(3) make sure no wires are shorted to ground unless specified _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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lucasrusinak Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2009 Posts: 168 Location: staten island, ny
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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i followed the wiring diagrams when i set it all up, and i cant find any wires that would be grounding out. im really stumped on this, i have no idea what it could be. everything was working before i hooked up the new front speakers. before i cut the holes in the doors to permanently mount the speakers, i just connected the speaker wires to them to make sure they worked and all 4 did, so i know the speakers arent the problem. _________________ if you are buying from me through paypal, please add 3%
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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do the speakers work when they are not in the door? _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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lucasrusinak Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2009 Posts: 168 Location: staten island, ny
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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SGKent wrote: |
do the speakers work when they are not in the door? |
they did. i havent taken them out of the door since i put them in. _________________ if you are buying from me through paypal, please add 3%
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lucasrusinak Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2009 Posts: 168 Location: staten island, ny
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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lucasrusinak wrote: |
SGKent wrote: |
do the speakers work when they are not in the door? |
they did. i havent taken them out of the door since i put them in. |
i figured it out. i pulled the bottom of my door panel off, and the metal part where the speaker wire hooks up to the speaker was touching the metal part of the door. thanks for the help! it just took me till now to figure out what the problem was haha _________________ if you are buying from me through paypal, please add 3%
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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good work _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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