Glen,
I don't know about the Kraco unit specifically, but recent
installations of Sony and Blaupunkt radios have had a + and a - for each
speaker. The speakers have two connections on them. The - does not go
to a chassis ground--maybe it should be thought of as a "return" wire for
the speakers electrical supply from the radio.
Perhaps a call to Kraco would get you an owners manual for the radio,
or a trip to the Kmart where they sell them would give you a chance to
look at one.
Bob
On Thu, 14 Aug 1997 21:50:31 -0500 glen.christian@juno.com (glen
christian) writes:
>howdy fellow mg'ers,
>i got me a little problem. i took my radio out today to see why it
>wasn't sounding well (besides the fact that it is a cheapo kraco unit)
>and found the speaker wires to be in a bit of a mess. seems like the
>dpo knew less than me about installing radios. anyway, this particular
>radio has 4 wires coming out the back. one for 12vdc (car is neg.
>ground btw), one for ground, the other two for the "+" connection for
>the left and right speakers. all the other radios i've ever worked
>with have both a "+" and "-" connection for each speaker. i am
>assuming that this type of wiring i have here requires me to connect
>the "-" from each speaker to ground. can anyone confirm this? thanx in
>advance.
>
>Glen Christian
>Mechanical Engineer Graduate in search of Work
>"So many cars, So little time"
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