09-19-2026, 11:14 AM
This speaker worked before but when I plugged in this morning I saw a puff of smoke. Immediately unplugged it then took the tape off carefully, noticed a slight burn mark, and found three loose small wires marked 1, 2 and 3 on the pic.
The larger wire in the middle with the piece of heat shrink is where the correct wire needs to be attached. I get continuity between wires 1 and 2. Does that mean that I should solder them together and attach #3 to the larger wire with the heat shrink. I’ve never worked on a speaker field coil before.
Or should I just remove all the tape from surrounding the rest of the field coil and then try to determine where these wires go?
I do have some #38 wire but never used it before. What is the best way to solder these wires together?
The larger wire in the middle with the piece of heat shrink is where the correct wire needs to be attached. I get continuity between wires 1 and 2. Does that mean that I should solder them together and attach #3 to the larger wire with the heat shrink. I’ve never worked on a speaker field coil before.
Or should I just remove all the tape from surrounding the rest of the field coil and then try to determine where these wires go?
I do have some #38 wire but never used it before. What is the best way to solder these wires together?
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