Trying to ID which wire is which of a pair of buried speaker wires. Probe goes off for both wires at far end but only one connected to transmitter. ?
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That one is tough. When the wires were pulled they probably crossed over each other and when you tone them they are giving you false signal on one pair. Take a 12 volt power source at one end of the wires, connect one wire to plus and the other to negative, then take a 12v test light to the other end and swap wires back and forth. When the light goes on you'll have the right pair. Hope that helps!
1298576
that thing is an absolute piece of garbage! worst inductive amplifier and tone generator I have ever used...... it won't do anything past a half an inch, what you need is the fluke toner. I highly recommend this one it should work up to 18 inches away and it's very accurate
1298577
oh and real quick make sure all the other wires are NOTshorted out the only way you could get signal on any toner is if the wires are touching somehow whether their twisted together somehow they got pinched together or they go to a volume control somewhere that you don't know about
1298578
Likely caused by capacitance. Try grounding the wire that is not on the transmitter. You can also use use an ohmeter to identify the ungrounded conductor.
1298579
My guess would be there is a place in the buried area where the two wires are touching. For you to get that result
1298580
The wires must be a few inches away from another or the other wire will pick up the signal as well.
1298581
Sometimes, in residential wiring, they 'split the cable' and take one cable from the closet, but run it to two jacks. That might be the case here.
440893
You should just need to change the two wires, it sounds like wired backwards. On my set, the wire colors were different between the right and left housings, the ground wire is the same color on both housings.
315556
Yes, + and - signals. One wire has Monster Marking on it the other has no markings
2177324
Either you bought different speakers from me (and the ones you posted the comment about), you received different speakers than you ordered or your observation is incorrect. My speakers have terminals on only one side.
826207
I can see two inputs at the back panel for sub woofer. However, I have added only one.
1096358
I found 30W marked near the entrance of the plug wire to the right speaker. No markings on the left speaker.
285123
Wire is coated. Cannot see the wires. The probe is metal. Possibly stainless steel.
237110
Make sure you plug in both wires. Does not really matter worked fine with my Pioneer Reciver.
299324
I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU ARE ASKING!!! I USED REGULAR SPEAKER WIRE TO CONNECT TO FIVE EXTERNAL SURROUND SPEAKERS. THE SPEAKER WIRES WERE CONNECTED TO THE PROPER pioneer audio outputs on the back of the amplifier. The subwoofer came wit a single output cable that plugged into the back of the pioneer specifically marked for the subwoofer. Hope this helps.
1332933
Check all powers and grounds connection then double check and make sure your speakers are wired to the right resistance
701658
Thanks, I have bought 100ft mediabridge 16 gauge speaker wires. And was reading comments that for better sound quality and no loss, better to use end connectors as exposed wires can result in short circuit. I dont entirely agree with that, but wanted to confirm with people who have already installed speaker systems.
1065459
there is a speaker wire with a fitted connector that plugs into the back of the receiver. It is color-coded to make sure that each speaker gets plugged into the correct place
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there are two subwoofer connections close to the speaker connection: labeled 1&2
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Could you have two of your speaker wires crossed? This may sound dumb but at least it's an easy check. I've done it a couple of times and it WILL cause quite a loss of bass from your speakers.
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Thanks, Daniel. I got 12-gauge speaker wire from monoprice and it works wonders :)
631942
When it comes to speaker wires it doesn't necessarily matter which is which, they will work either way, but optimally if wired correctly. If it is shorting out, your positive wire to the radio, either the red or yellow, or possibly blue, are cut and grounding out your system either on your adapter or higher in the system. It could also be in your radio itself to where your radio is faulty. I've had both scenarios happen with me. Hope this helps.
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It is shared , the amp is in one speaker and pair of speaker wires carry signal over to other speaker