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Date:         Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:56:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@mindspring.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@mindspring.com>
Subject:      Re: [Fwd: common speaker wire to rear Vanagon speakers]
Comments: To: Kent Tunks <ktunks@earthlink.net>
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Do Vanagons "really" have a common ground to the rear speakers? At the wiring in my 1988 Van, and in Bently the rear speaker grounds are separate. Different wires and different color stripes. Was this a change that was made during production?

regards,

Todd '88 Westy

Kent Tunks wrote:

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: common speaker wire to rear Vanagon speakers > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:25:58 -0700 > From: Kent Tunks <ktunks@earthlink.net> > To: jlsnyder1@juno.com > > Quite a few car radios(most in fact) will not tolerate a "common" wire > for both speakers. > Usually,the final power amp transisters will burn out in the radio. > > The solution is to run an another wire to the rear speakers,so each > speaker has two > wires.Also,I would make sure that none of the speaker wires are > connected to the > Vanagon's chassis.In other words,make sure that none of the speaker > wires is grounded. > > I have been through this myself.Why VW choose to wire Vanagons this way > is anybody' > guess. > > good luck, > > Kent Tunks


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