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#87642 05/08/2004 4:27 AM | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 | here is part of an email trailer concerning the subject... comments?
if the little round gizmo is a diode (keeps the electrons going in one direction, then it matters which way the wires are connected.. probably have to find another car with the wires still attached or go to the service center at the dealership and find out... anyway.. remember, if they are hooked up backwards it will suck the sound out of the car...
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I've realized, after reading all the responses on it. Looking closer to the Cone, where one lead attaches, there is a little round gismo on the wire. It must be the positive. The other lead is plain.
Couldn't find a plus or minus mark on it. Flash
i dont remember getting a response out of this on either...... after reading it, i realize
i must have been drinking that night/day..
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#87643 05/08/2004 3:14 PM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,845 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,845 | I heard some cases which the music came out playing backwards like what you heard when playing some of the old beatles albums. 
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#87644 05/09/2004 10:13 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 198 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 198 | A single speaker system does not matter the polarity of the speakers, on sterios it does, more so with 4 speakers. Why you have the polarity markings is so you dont have the speaker on the rights voice coil moving out while the one on the right moving in, this results in some of the sound canceling out each other and lower volume. | | |
#87645 05/10/2004 11:30 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 | :confused: I hooked mine up backwards once and my radio played "Roll and Rock" and "Western and Country". Still sounded pretty much the same!
"Truckin' Around .......... Since 1937!" My name is Joe and I am addicted to Classic Country Music. I just can't hep myself.Operators are standing by to take your calls! Now cruising in the Passing Lane | | |
#87646 05/23/2004 1:19 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 130 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 130 | if you know which wires are positive and negative on the radio, try this. place the speaker on a bench. connect one terminal of the speaker to the negative post on a 9v transister battery. then momentarily connect the other terminal to the positive post on the battery, and watch the motion of the speaker cone. if the cone moves outward as you make the connection, the positive post is connected to the positive terminal of the speaker, and you can mark it positive. if the speaker moves inward, then the positive post is connected to the negative terminal on the speaker, and it can be marked negative. hope this helps.
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#87647 06/10/2004 1:08 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | If your country music is played backwards then you will get your dog, girl and pick up back. | | |
#87648 06/14/2004 5:56 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 37 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 37 | Originally posted by olblu49:
If your country music is played backwards then you will get your dog, girl and pick up back. and your job, you get that back too | | |
#87649 06/14/2004 6:49 PM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | All electrical components are powered by magic and smoke,,,, if you let the smoke out, the magic does not work anymore
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