im not too sure, how does that work?
2007-10-31 18:39:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
It is standard to use the white stripe for the positive.
But -and this is a big but- make sure whoever worked on it before you adhered to the standard unless you like seeing lots of pretty blue smoke.
My Bose Acoustimass system uses the stripe for positive. I'm pretty sure they know what they are doing.
2007-10-31 18:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Bobtastic 3 · 0⤊ 7⤋
If the "flat cord" that you're speaking of is the speaker wire, then it's the cord usually with a white line on it. Sometimes it's grey. Without more information it's hard to answer this question.
2016-05-26 06:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use either wire for the positive side, as long as you're consistent and use it the same way for all speakers. If you do reverse the connections on a speaker, it will harm the sound quality but not the equipment.
2007-11-01 00:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Okay here we go. I recentley installed a new splits, amp, sub and head unit. The White wire which has a black stipe on it is in general the negative(-) one and the plain white one is positive (+)
2007-10-31 23:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by Lifesaver 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It doesn't matter. The conductors are identical. The stripe is added to make it easy to differentiate the two. If you should inadvertently reverse the polarity between that speaker and another, the two will simply be out of phase with each other. In addition to sounding horrible, the total sound volume will appear to be reduced. Go ahead and hook it up - you can't hurt anything if you get it wrong.
2007-10-31 18:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by G B 1 · 10⤊ 2⤋
It doesn't matter what terminal you hook up either wire too, just as long as the same wire is hooked to the same terminal on all the speakers.
2007-10-31 19:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by Jason D 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
you could make it either, or, just make sure they are all the same. I make them negative. I also tie a knot at both ends, 1 knot for the right side, and 2 knots at both ends, for the left side. Helps when you have possible problems and you are tracing out your work.
2007-10-31 18:44:34 · answer #7 · answered by jipper09 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋
depends on how you wire it up. they both conduct electricity in the same manner.
2007-10-31 18:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by atiredwing 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
No such thing as a negative wire. They are both conduits for electricity flowing in a one-way direction -- into the speaker. The difference is which stereo channel each one carries. This can be either one, depending on how you connect the wires to your amplifier.
2007-10-31 18:43:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 11⤋