Hi Brian, As far as which one is + and - it really doesn't matter except that all the speakers should be wired the same, or else the sound will be off. A couple way to check it out. 1) on later models the spade terminals that fit onto the speaker are different sizes so it will be extremely difficult to mix them up. 2) take a 9 v. battery and wire it up so you can touch the speaker leads and observe the cone's movement. Hooked up one way will cause the speaker cone to draw in and hooked up the other way the cone will move outward. now just make sure all speakers are wired the same so the movement is in the same direction (same polarity) Jere 90 GL 88 GL -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Brian Doss Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 8:22 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Speaker Wire Polarity?
I'm replacing my rear 4" speakers (because I removed the A/C). The new speakers have a (+) and a (-) connection spade. How do I know which wire is (+) ? Is the (-) a ground wire? Will you burn something out if you get it wrong? PS - Will a 5.25" speaker produce better or more sound than a 4" speaker given the same input? As you can tell, this design engineer - carpenter - teacher knows squat about electronics... Thanks Brian Doss '88 Weekender, Queequeg |
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