speakers fail at lunch time
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: speakers fail at lunch time
Posted By: weasel76
Subject: speakers fail at lunch time
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 3:46 PM
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 By: KPierson
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:08 PM
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? ------------- Kevin Pierson
Posted By: weasel76
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:23 PM
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.
Posted By: weasel76
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Do I need to use a bigger speaker wire?
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Please list the make/model of all gear in your setup, and how all speakers are wired to the amps/head unit. Thanks. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: weasel76
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:47 PM
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.
Posted By: paidnfull
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 4:57 PM
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
Posted By: weasel76
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 5:01 PM
I will do that tonight, but would that make it work in the morning only?
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 6:44 PM
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 By: DYohn
Date Posted: October 01, 2008 at 7:57 PM
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. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: weasel76
Date Posted: October 02, 2008 at 9:39 AM
The speakers are 300 watt peak, 60 rated and 4 ohms
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: October 02, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Then you may simply have a defective head unit. ------------- Support the12volt.com
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