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weasel76

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 3:46 PM / IP Logged

I need some help. When I go to work in the morning my stereo works fine. When I take my lunch at noon, my stereo has power, but nothing comes out of the speakers for the rest of the day. This occurs everyday. I put in 6x9 speakers behind the front seat of my truck. If I disconnect those speakers this problem does not occur. Why does it work perfectly only in the mornings?

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:08 PM / IP Logged

The only thing I can think of is heat. Are the 6x9s the only "rear" speakers wired up to the radio?

At lunch do the speakers play at all (even like a few seconds)? What happens if you disconnect only one 6x9? What about if you only disconnect the other 6x9?

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weasel76

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:23 PM / IP Logged

They are the only "rear" speakers. At lunch it might make a scratching sound for only about half a second. Then that is it. I haven't disconnected any speakers yet. I guess I am living in a fantasy world hoping that it would magically fix itself.

weasel76

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:40 PM / IP Logged

Do I need to use a bigger speaker wire?

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:41 PM / IP Logged

Please list the make/model of all gear in your setup, and how all speakers are wired to the amps/head unit. Thanks.

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weasel76

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:47 PM / IP Logged

The stereo is a Kenwood KDC-122 that I've had for a few years. The speakers are x-plod 5" in the front and 6x9's in the rear. There is no amp. All I did was remove the stock speakers and connected the existing wires to the new speakers.

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:57 PM / IP Logged

are you sure the speakers aren't grounding out ?

make sure the speaker terminals are not touching metal or that the speaker wire is pinched

weasel76

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 5:01 PM / IP Logged

I will do that tonight, but would that make it work in the morning only?

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 6:44 PM / IP Logged

What are the model #'s of the speakers? Maybe they are 2ohm, and the stereo stays cool enough in the morning to play them...?

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Posted: October 01, 2008 at 7:57 PM / IP Logged

jmelton86 wrote:

What are the model #'s of the speakers? Maybe they are 2ohm, and the stereo stays cool enough in the morning to play them...?

That's my thought too.

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