Wiring car stereo ?

[sardine]

Got this freebie to go in my workshop powered from my 12 v solar battery bank, which terminals on it do I need to connect to ?

The speakers I've got are just basic 2 wire things.

 

[Seadog]

It looks like block 3 pins 4 and 8 to me. At least, that's what I'd start with.

 

[colnerov]

Hi, You need to connect battery negative to pin 8, battery positive to pins 4 and 7, (power to 4 will hold any station presets you apply).

Colin

 

[voipio]

As for the speaker leads, one speaker's leads should go to block II, pins 5 and 6, and the other to pins 7 and 8. If the bass response seems a little quiet, reverse the leads to one of the speakers.

 

[Ruffian]

If colours are usual iso plug.

12v to red + yellow, 4+7
Earth to black, 8

Speakers are easy enough choose a colour and colour with tracer.

 

[500e]

BLOCK2
3+\4- = right front
5+\6- = left front
You want to set front to rear balance in memory to max front not rear as you have not fitted 4 speakers

 

[wookie]

As for the speaker leads, one speaker's leads should go to block II, pins 5 and 6, and the other to pins 7 and 8.

Nah, that's wrong you'd be putting both speakers on the left channel, @500e has got it correct.

 

[Ruffian]

Wire both up, both lefts together and both rights together.

That way will give you most power and will still be split.

 

[sardine]

Haven't had time to do it yet.

 

[merryman]

Once upon a time you didn't need a degree in electronics to wire in a car radio.

 

[wookie]

Once upon a time you didn't need a degree in electronics to wire in a car radio.

I've seen work that was done by someone with a degree in electronics and I'd say wiring a car stereo would have been beyond his abilities, I'm not sure he could finish wiring a mains plug with 2 wires already done god knows what they actually teach them for a degree, working out P=IxV in his head seemed to be alien to him but it was okay because he had an App on his phone that did the sums for him.

 

[500e]

You have it all in print on the label

 

[zx9]

You have it all in print on the label

To you and me it may be all there in print but sometimes people need a bit of help when presented with lots of information they are not familiar with.

 

[500e]

Keep forgetting how long I have been around,

 

[Johnrob]

"Wire both up, both lefts together and both rights together.
That way will give you most power and will still be split."

Hmmm - not sure about this - the front amp would then be firing up the fundament of the rear amp (and vice versa) - If your lucky one amp would blow up. If not they both would.

Thats what I think anyway - but what do I know???

 

[Ruffian]

"Wire both up, both lefts together and both rights together.
That way will give you most power and will still be split."

Hmmm - not sure about this - the front amp would then be firing up the fundament of the rear amp (and vice versa) - If your lucky one amp would blow up. If not they both would.

Thats what I think anyway - but what do I know???

Nevery had am issue in the movano or transporter, but I maybe wrong.

 

[voipio]

Nah, that's wrong you'd be putting both speakers on the left channel, @500e has got it correct.

Yep, you're right. What was I thinking!