DIN Connectors?

[Sean Elble]

Hi everyone,

I have a 1990 Nissan 240SX that I have added a few modern day
aftermarket stereo components, though I find myself still lacking
power in the main speakers. My dad had a fair share of car stereo
equipment when my car was built, including 2 Kenwood amplifiers, one
of which is 100 watts x 2 channels, which I would love to use, if it
weren't for the fact that the amplifier only has a DIN-style (5 pin)
input. I have an old Peripheral Electronics DIN -> RCA converter that
I plan on trying, but if that should fail, does anyone know of any
adapter that I could purchase today, or possibly make, that would
serve my purpose? Also, this adapter that I have has two high guage
wires on it, one blue and one black, that I cut off when I was younger
(I'm 18 now, but I loved to play with these "toys" when I was younger,
hehe :-)), and I am unsure of their function, possibly some sort of
ground? They look to be too high a guage to be some sort of power
connection. If anyone knows anything about this, I'd appreciate
whatever you have to offer. Thanks, in advance!

-Sean Elble

[Stephen Narayan]

That DIN cable is an input cable for either a stock equalizer or a
stock CD changer..... It's not for outputs to an amplifier....

On 19 Sep 2003 21:16:44 -0700, (Sean Elble) wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I have a 1990 Nissan 240SX that I have added a few modern day
>aftermarket stereo components, though I find myself still lacking
>power in the main speakers. My dad had a fair share of car stereo
>equipment when my car was built, including 2 Kenwood amplifiers, one
>of which is 100 watts x 2 channels, which I would love to use, if it
>weren't for the fact that the amplifier only has a DIN-style (5 pin)
>input. I have an old Peripheral Electronics DIN -> RCA converter that
>I plan on trying, but if that should fail, does anyone know of any
>adapter that I could purchase today, or possibly make, that would
>serve my purpose? Also, this adapter that I have has two high guage
>wires on it, one blue and one black, that I cut off when I was younger
>(I'm 18 now, but I loved to play with these "toys" when I was younger,
>hehe :-)), and I am unsure of their function, possibly some sort of
>ground? They look to be too high a guage to be some sort of power
>connection. If anyone knows anything about this, I'd appreciate
>whatever you have to offer. Thanks, in advance!
>
>-Sean Elble

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[Jeff]

While that is true for the factory radio acccept it was
a CD player (single disc) the Kenwood amp the OP
was refering to could have used 5 or 8 pin "DIN"
style connectors depending on model/year.
All were not wired exactly the same.
Jeff


"Stephen Narayan" > wrote in message
...
> That DIN cable is an input cable for either a stock equalizer or a
> stock CD changer..... It's not for outputs to an amplifier....
>
> On 19 Sep 2003 21:16:44 -0700, (Sean Elble) wrote:
>
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I have a 1990 Nissan 240SX that I have added a few modern day
> >aftermarket stereo components, though I find myself still lacking
> >power in the main speakers. My dad had a fair share of car stereo
> >equipment when my car was built, including 2 Kenwood amplifiers, one
> >of which is 100 watts x 2 channels, which I would love to use, if it
> >weren't for the fact that the amplifier only has a DIN-style (5 pin)
> >input. I have an old Peripheral Electronics DIN -> RCA converter that
> >I plan on trying, but if that should fail, does anyone know of any
> >adapter that I could purchase today, or possibly make, that would
> >serve my purpose? Also, this adapter that I have has two high guage
> >wires on it, one blue and one black, that I cut off when I was younger
> >(I'm 18 now, but I loved to play with these "toys" when I was younger,
> >hehe :-)), and I am unsure of their function, possibly some sort of
> >ground? They look to be too high a guage to be some sort of power
> >connection. If anyone knows anything about this, I'd appreciate
> >whatever you have to offer. Thanks, in advance!
> >
> >-Sean Elble
>
> Stephen Narayan | IASCA Pro Street 1-600 | IASCA Certified Judge 2003
> Audio Perfection | RTA system evaluation and tuning |

> My System/s: Denon | Clarion ADCS-1 | Orion | Dynaudio | PG ZPA | Blade |
Kicker
> teamROCS Member #068 | http://www.teamrocs.com
>
> Why not check out my car audio museum :)
> http://canuck.audioguy.net/gear.html