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wire in sub gone bad

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=35351
Printed Date: May 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM


Topic: wire in sub gone bad

Posted By: mstacks
Subject: wire in sub gone bad
Date Posted: July 10, 2004 at 2:26 PM

how do u know if the wire form your ring termnial to the cone of your speaker has gone bad or shorted



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Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: July 10, 2004 at 3:23 PM

If it's broken in half, or touching the other tinsel lead.

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio



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Posted By: mstacks
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 2:44 AM
will on my wire if you trim the coat of the wire the wire looks black like it s been burnt and just to make sure u know what i'm talking about its the wire from the termnial on the speaker itself to the cone of the speaker is there a way to fix this




Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 3:05 AM

That is what is called a tinsel lead.  If it is still intact, but the speaker doesn't work then most likely the voice coil is fried.  Tinsel leads are generally a much larger awg than the voice coil wire, so they generally don't burn up.  If the voice coil is fried, then the only way to fix it is to have it re-coned by the manufacturer.  Maybe you could give us more information about your situation?

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio



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Posted By: frogger42024
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 10:01 AM

just take that off, replace it with a peice of spare wire and test the speaker, if it works then you know that it is the wire, but don't leave that peice of replaced wire on the speaker,  that is just a test peice, take it to the manufacterer to have it fixed





Posted By: mstacks
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 2:30 PM

while the speaker is playing if  i touch the tinsel lead or just move a little it sounds good but when i let it go it starts to sound bad again and was thinking it may be a short in the tinsel lead





Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 3:49 PM

Ah, actually it sounds like it's an open circuit.  A short would be if one tinsel lead touched the other.  I recomend contacting the manufacturer and see how much they charge to fix it. 

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio



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Posted By: mstacks
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 7:09 PM

well i cut a little insulation back and seen a section of wire that look black or burnt so i i cut that section of the wire back and soder the wire  back to together and the sub sound good, how did this happen                                         





Posted By: Clean Install
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 7:17 PM

yes you will want to send it in other wise you might void your warranty if you try it....

if its under warranty then you will probally just have to pay shipping



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