stereo trouble?

Question

i got a free fisher radio and i have no idea how to wire the speakers to it i have tried wrapping the copper wire around the screws but that hasnt helped

Answer 1

I'm sure the radio has speaker hookups on the back and usually marked (+) and (-), red and black respectively. You will hook the speaker wires, one red and one black, to the propper (+) and (-), red wire to the (+) and the black wire to the (-). There is a (+) and (-) connection for the right side and a (+) and (-) connection for the left side. If the speaker wires are not red and black, the wires will have some kind of marking on them to differenciate the two wires either by a color line on one side or a rough or raised lines on one side. If none of these, when you strip back the insulation and expose the wire itself, one will be copper color and the other silver color. You choose which one you want to designate as (+) and (-).