How sensitive are crossovers to vibrations? I'd like to mount some rigidly to my door panels, but I don't want anything to fall apart...
Also, I bought some interlocking connectors from Radio Shack, but I can't figure out how to correctly crimp/solder the wires into the prongs. Can anyone help me out with this? Also, are these sufficient conductors for audio installations? I'd hate to blow all this money on speakers and wiring to have something like this muss it all up...
TIA
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My crossovers are mounted in my door and they hold up just fine. I don't really think they are sensitive to vibration and such.. maybe if you didn't have them screwed down securely and they were swinging around, maybe.. but I don't foresee anything..
For those connectors, take a crimp tool and squeeze them onto the wires.. not much to do.. or if you get real mad just take a hammer to it.. worked for me when I couldn't crimp a connector on some 4 guage wire once..
exactly mine are mounted to my doors and they take quite a bit of abuse from my car. they handle it fine.
thanks all, sounds good with the crossovers.
Cody Chanthaseny wrote:For those connectors, take a crimp tool and squeeze them onto the wires.. not much to do.. or if you get real mad just take a hammer to it.. worked for me when I couldn't crimp a connector on some 4 guage wire once..
I think you're referring to the quick-disconnect male/female type spade connectors, correct? I'm actually talking about these fancy little ulti-port terminals. They look similar to most OEM connections you'll find around the car. I've also dealt with them connecting fire alarms in my house, never could figure out the right way to assemble them...
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Ok ,, I think I know what your talking about.. just solder those right on to the prong. One trick I use is to heat up the wire while it's touching the prong, then press the solder material stuff onto the now hot wire... it should melt all over it and cover the wire onto the prong...
But I don't do that any more. I just cut off the factory connectors and splice new wire in. Much easier than messing with the soldering iron. Heat shrink tubing is nice...
For one thing, you're little trick to solder is actually the right way to do it. The idea is to heat the wire you're soldering, not the solder itself. For two, I reccomend soldering any connections less than 8ga and then putting heat shrink over it. I used to just twist and shrink, but I had several of those come undone. Not as many as crimp-on butt connectors, though.
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I've never had heat shrink tubing come loose on me, going on over a year now, but it doesn't hurt to have the extra security of the solder either. And I hate crimp on butt connectors... Either way solder and/or heat shrink it up is the best way IMO.
