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- Federal Heights, Colorado
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- Solid Axle Swap 4x4
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- Tire Size
- 35
Hello all,
I have been away for a while but I found an interesting solution to a problem I was having with my amp and I decided to share. My issue was the speaker wires coming out of my amp kept breaking off which caused poor connection to the speakers (subsequently making for a rather annoying commute
). The amp I have uses hex screws to pinch the speaker wire as opposed to the amps that have screw mounts for forked spade terminals. The placement of my amp (under the passenger seat) made it exposed to any damage cause by kicking, stuff rolling around, etc. I found these crimp type connectors (Ace hardware, look for high temp wire connectors in the bins in the electric parts. Mine were .45¢ a piece) that don't have a casing around them. They are ment to solder and/or crimp two wires together and then use shrink wrap to encase it. The idea I had was to solder the wire into one end, use shrink wrap to encase it but leave enough exposed to insert into the hole and use the screw to pinch the connector. As an added bonus it makes for a neater installation. Hope this helps somebody.
I have been away for a while but I found an interesting solution to a problem I was having with my amp and I decided to share. My issue was the speaker wires coming out of my amp kept breaking off which caused poor connection to the speakers (subsequently making for a rather annoying commute
). The amp I have uses hex screws to pinch the speaker wire as opposed to the amps that have screw mounts for forked spade terminals. The placement of my amp (under the passenger seat) made it exposed to any damage cause by kicking, stuff rolling around, etc. I found these crimp type connectors (Ace hardware, look for high temp wire connectors in the bins in the electric parts. Mine were .45¢ a piece) that don't have a casing around them. They are ment to solder and/or crimp two wires together and then use shrink wrap to encase it. The idea I had was to solder the wire into one end, use shrink wrap to encase it but leave enough exposed to insert into the hole and use the screw to pinch the connector. As an added bonus it makes for a neater installation. Hope this helps somebody.
