Speaker Wire Polarity Question.......Need Answer ASAP?

Question

Ok folks,

I need to know which wire is which coming off my tweeters.

One wire has tiny white writing, the other has a black stripe.

I am assuming that the one with the Black stripe is Negative, Am I correct??

Answer 1

Most of the times (99%) the wire with the black stripe is the negative, so one you know the polarity of one of the wire, the other is obvious. White , red, are often used as positive polarity.

Answer 2

the polarity on a tweeter is very important, especially if it has an in-line high pass filter. if it does not, then you better put that thing on a crossover (then it wouldn't matter SO much, but as far as tweet is concerned phase relation is pretty important). i'm assuming (because the writing is white) that you have a black wire (with white writing on it) and a white wire with a black stripe. if that is the case, then the black wire is the negative wire. assumptions are dangerous! if i'm wrong about the wire colors, you may have a white wire and a white wire with a black stripe. if that is the case, your striped wire is the negative. if your tweeter has male spade connections on it (or on the ends of the wires), the fatter of the two is definatley your positive connection regardless of the wire colors. DO NOT EVER HOOK A SPEAKER UP TO A BATTERY, NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY EVER SAYS. speakers are not designed for a constant polarity signal, it can generate damaging amounts of heat in your voice coil, or cause surround or spider damage due to overexcursion. what an awful and common suggestion! if at a total loss, contact the manufactuer.

Answer 3

The black stripe is probably the negative current. But quite honestly, it doesn't matter which way you wire them. Even if your other tweeter's wires are reversed - you will get little, or no, negative cancellation. Some people actually prefer to wire them out of phase - it sometimes makes the sound "cleaner."

Answer 4

The speaker coil is a electrical magnet so it does have a correct polarity. The easiest way to correctly identify the polarity is to use a small battery, say a 1.5 volt cell to start out with. While watching the speaker cone place the battery across the wires. If you attached the correct polarity to the wires the cone will 'suck in' and if the polarity is reversed the cone will 'pop out'. Be careful to not damage the speaker by applying too much voltage! Don't use a 9v battery to be safe.

Answer 5

Actually, it doesnt matter as long as you wire all the speakers the same way. But if you want to be sure, black stripe is negative.

Be sure to use crossovers on your tweeters to prevent them from getting damaged as well as getting better sound quality off them.

Answer 6

To be sure, take a look at your amp and see which one the terminals are connected to. If the wire with the stripe is hooked ot negative then do the same with the speaker to keep the phase correct.

Answer 7

That would be a good guess. One thing you can do is hold one against something metal and brush the other one against something else metal. If the one you brushed sparks, that's your positive. If the one you brushed does not, either you have no power to those wires or the one you're holding down is the positive.

There are also polarity testers available at hardware stores and electronics stores that serve that purpose.

Answer 8

black stripe negative

white or red dot possitive

YES YOU ARE CORRECT, AND DON'T TEST A TWETER WITH A BATTERY


DAN!!!!!!!!!! IS A TWEETER THERE IS NO SPEAKER CONE

Answer 9

Should be - get the wiring diagram from a chiltons auto repair manual and you will know for sure