Re: Speakers - wiring question

Thank you for your replies. These seem like good tips. I will try them.

Sorry folks for cross posting. I'm new to this sort of stuff. I have been
criticized for posting only to 1 group and criticized for posting to
multiple groups. I guess there's a time for one and a time for many. My
timing is a little off right now. I'll fix that while I fix my speaker
wiring.



"Mike Romain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Check the wires carefully.  If there isn't a colour stripe on them,
> there usually is a raised ridge on one.
>
> Same for the speakers, usually one of the tabs the wire plugs onto is
> larger than the other.
>
> A 9 volt battery can tell you which is plus on the speaker.  You tag it
> to the speaker terminals for a quick second.  One way will push the
> speaker cone out, the other way will suck it in.  I 'think', but could
> be in error that a proper plus neg tag pops the cone outward.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Phil Breau wrote:
> >
> > My car had an aftermarket stereo installed. As usual, the installer
hacked
> > the harness, spliced the wires, and taped it up. How can I be sure the
> > speakers were wired in phase. The polarity on the speakers is not
labelled.
> > The wire leads are the same colour. Is there a test you can do with a
VOM
> > meter?
> >
> > Thank you