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How do I find a short circuit in my speaker cables connected to my stereo system?
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Re: short circuit
Originally posted by janema
How do I find a short circuit in my speaker cables connected to my stereo system?
How do I find a short circuit in my speaker cables connected to my stereo system?
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My stereo receiver stops sending power to the speakers and displays an error message ('Protect'). The troubleshooting page says the remedy is to "find and fix" the short circuit in the speaker cable. I'm happy to do so, but given that I have several speakers (and the system has been fine for years), I don't know how to go about locating the short circuit nor how to fix it (short of just replacing the cable). Thanks!
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That may be the quickest way to fix the problem. Check the connections at both ends and see if it is something along thoughs lines. Shorts can be caused by a vacuum cleaner running over wire once too often or strain where it is fed through the wall or floor. Or just age if it is not obvious then replace would be the smart thing to do.
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Hey, I had the same problem, dude. I had a Sony receiver that said "protect". It happened when I was jamming one day and all of a sudden my speaker "popped" and the receiver said "protect", ever since the speaker would not operate.
I almost went and bought a new speaker until I checked the speaker wire. You know what happened?
There was a crack in the insulation of the speaker wire. The bare wire had come into contact with another wire in the floor and had shorted the thing. Once I separated the two wires and covered the exposed parts with electrical tape,it worked just fine!
Check your wires!
I almost went and bought a new speaker until I checked the speaker wire. You know what happened?
There was a crack in the insulation of the speaker wire. The bare wire had come into contact with another wire in the floor and had shorted the thing. Once I separated the two wires and covered the exposed parts with electrical tape,it worked just fine!
Check your wires!