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Mikefromms
Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 98
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 8:12 am: | 
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I've read the instructions several times and looked at the plug on the back of the President Lincoln and I still don't see how to hook up an external speaker. Could someone explain this more clearly?
mikefromms |
Buck
Advanced Member
Username: Buck
Post Number: 779
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 8:43 am: |
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OK here goes....What I did was take a piece of heavy speaker wire and wire it too a external speaker jack that I removed from an old radio. Then I just stuck the wires in holes 1 and 2. Worked great for me. I didnt want to drill the holes in mine to install the ext jack but if it ever gives me problems I will drill the holes and put the jacks in. Let me know if you have any problems and I will walk you through it
Buck |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 1591
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 8:47 am: |
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Mike,
Very simple go to Page 30 of your owner's manual.
External Speaker wires to Pin # 1 and #2
Hope this helps.
Lon
Tech808 |
Mikefromms
Intermediate Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 109
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 11:28 am: |
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It says between pin 1 and 2.
Thanks,
Mikefromms |
Dx431
Advanced Member
Username: Dx431
Post Number: 817
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 12:04 pm: |
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I had a standard speaker jack installed. Works for me. |
Barefoot
Intermediate Member
Username: Barefoot
Post Number: 346
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 7:00 pm: |
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Either the way Buck does his or DX431 did his. They both work. |
Tech8541
Moderator
Username: Tech8541
Post Number: 118
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 9:15 pm: |
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mike, if you wire one side of the speaker to pin 1 and the other side to pin 2, then the speaker itself is actually between pins 1 and 2 electrically. you have to keep in mind that an engineer most likely helped to write this. they speak engineering as a 1st language and english as a 2nd language. |
Gezus306
Junior Member
Username: Gezus306
Post Number: 29
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 5:47 pm: |
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First question would be : which pin is " hot" and which is neg??
One would again have to put the cheaters on and
look at the specs.
I love my Lincoln. I run 27395.0 lsb in the A.m. here for the local guys monday - friday. |
Barracuda
Intermediate Member
Username: Barracuda
Post Number: 197
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 6:05 pm: |
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I would guess that if you temporarily attach one speaker wire to the chassis, or some other known ground point, you could try pins 1 and then 2 with the other speaker wire. Whichever pin makes the speaker work is the hot. No specs required! |
Gezus306
Junior Member
Username: Gezus306
Post Number: 30
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 7:07 pm: |
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Or... a ohm meter from pin(s) to chasis and
that would give indication of which is which. |
Buck
Advanced Member
Username: Buck
Post Number: 801
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 7:15 pm: |
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It wont matter....it will work either way
Buck |
Barefoot
Intermediate Member
Username: Barefoot
Post Number: 349
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 7:34 pm: |
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this ain't rocket science!! either pin will work! |
Bigbob
Senior Member
Username: Bigbob
Post Number: 1673
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 7:59 pm: |
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I thought AF was an ac wave form,both hot?Bigbob |
Buck
Advanced Member
Username: Buck
Post Number: 803
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 6:40 am: |
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10-4 Bigbob |
Gezus306
Junior Member
Username: Gezus306
Post Number: 31
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 9:15 am: |
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Well, maybe so but the speaker is
still set up as ( + ) and or ( -) on the
connections to operate the speaker cone properly. |
Barracuda
Intermediate Member
Username: Barracuda
Post Number: 199
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 11:39 am: |
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Actually, only one side is "hot", meaning that it is providing the ac signal. It will sink/source the signal relative to the ground potential. Just line in AC mains, there is a hot and a neutral. Hot to ground provides current, neutral to ground, usually, does not. |
Buck
Advanced Member
Username: Buck
Post Number: 804
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 5:42 pm: |
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I have never seen a speaker that will not work when hooked up either way.You can hook a speaker up frontwards,backwards,upsidedown,rightsideup...It wont matter.... I can swap the wires around on my lincoln and it works either way.....It wont damage the speaker or radio
Buck |
Mikefromms
Intermediate Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 114
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 11:02 pm: |
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I got the external speaking going. Sure is nice. I have a great basey sounding speaker right under my seat. Now I've got ears too.
mikefromms |
Barracuda
Intermediate Member
Username: Barracuda
Post Number: 201
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 11:53 pm: |
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Buck,
I don't mean to imply that the speaker has a specific polarity that must be observed to operate, however when hooking up multiple speakers it is necessary to ensure they are connected the same way to ensure the phase is the same to prevent cancellation of certain frequencies. To do that, you must make sure that the same side of the speaker voice coil connects to the same side point in the circuit, hot or ground. Other than that, sure, connect either side of the speaker to either terminal. There is still a hot side and a ground side though.
73
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