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Left speaker doesn't always work
I've got a 10 year old sony receiver connected to 2 home made speakers
and the left side speaker doesn't always work. Sometimes when i turn the receiver on, there's no sound coming from that speaker, but if i greatly increase the volume, it springs to life. I tried switching the left and right speakers, but still experience the same problem. The speakers have no internal electronics like crossovers, and i'm wondering if that's the main cause of the problem. They work fine with a 25 year old 40watt Kenwood amp. Thanks for any clues. |
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Left speaker doesn't always work
In article , Mark
Andrews wrote: I've got a 10 year old sony receiver connected to 2 home made speakers and the left side speaker doesn't always work. Sometimes when i turn the receiver on, there's no sound coming from that speaker, but if i greatly increase the volume, it springs to life. I tried switching the left and right speakers, but still experience the same problem. The speakers have no internal electronics like crossovers, and i'm wondering if that's the main cause of the problem. They work fine with a 25 year old 40watt Kenwood amp. If you swap the left and right speakers, and the left one still does not work, then it isn't a speaker problem. It could be wiring. Try swapping the right and left speaker wire at the amp end. If the problem swaps sides. But more than likely, you are losing one of the amplifier channels. With a 10 year old amp, and moving the volume control fixes it, I suspect that you have dirty controls. Try cleaning the controls with a good spray control cleaner. -john- -- ================================================== ================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ================== |
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Left speaker doesn't always work
You didn't mention the model number of the receiver. If there is a safety
relay, check that the contacts are not intermittent. I have had this with many safety relays in various amplifiers. If this is not the fault, or your receiver does not employ a safety relay, check for loose connections, dirty switches or controls, or a cold solder connection. It is also possible that there is a failing component that is going intermittent. In most cases, I have had the safely relay go defective (where one was used). -- Jerry G. GLG Technologies GLG ========================== "Mark Andrews" wrote in message om... I've got a 10 year old sony receiver connected to 2 home made speakers and the left side speaker doesn't always work. Sometimes when i turn the receiver on, there's no sound coming from that speaker, but if i greatly increase the volume, it springs to life. I tried switching the left and right speakers, but still experience the same problem. The speakers have no internal electronics like crossovers, and i'm wondering if that's the main cause of the problem. They work fine with a 25 year old 40watt Kenwood amp. Thanks for any clues. |
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