1. If you have recently registered with a gmail email address, you must contact me, as gmail will not forward our confirmation email to you. Contact me and jim@trishieldperformance.com to complete your registration.
    Dismiss Notice
  2. In and effort to reduce the spam on the site, several years ago I had went to a program where I manually approve each and every new registration. This approval gives you full access to the site, to pictures, and to post, among other things. To be able to enjoy the full potential of the board for you, you need to be fully registered.. and that's easy.. Just send an email to me at jim@trishieldperformance.com and I will verify your registration. This policy will remain in effect indefinitely, as it has completely eliminated the bad actors from our site, who would spam and hack it, once they gained access. Thanks JW
    Dismiss Notice
  3. The "Group Buy" for the 1967-68 Deluxe Steering wheel recasting is now officially "Open". Now is the time to start sending in the wheels. The latest date that the wheels must be received by Kochs is 31 March 2025 The cost for each wheel is $750. The only "up front cost" is your shipping the wheel. If you send in more than one wheel, each additional wheel will cost $700. Shipping and insurance to Kochs and return shipping will be extra. You will be contacted by Teresa to make payment for the wheel(s) and return shipping and insurance when your wheel(s) is complete. The shipping will be factored on your delivery address and insurance. I will be sending the contact information all of you have sent me to Teresa at Kochs. Send in your wheels, horn pad and hardware and paint color sample if applicable. Please include: First and Last Name Shipping Address Phone number email address V8Buick "Member Name" Wheel Color (SEE THE BOTTOM FOR WHEEL COLOR) Pease read the "shipping to Kochs" below. There are two addresses. One for USPS Mailing One for FedEx and UPS shipping You can use USPS/Mail, UPS or FedEx to send in your core. Use the appropriate address depending on what service you use to ship. If you use USPS/Mail ship to: Koch's P.O. Box 959 Acton, CA 93510 Attn: Teresa If you use UPS or FedEx ship to: Koch's 7650 Soledad Canyon Road Acton CA 93510 Attn: Teresa Kochs Contact: Teresa (661) 268-1341 customerservice@kochs.com Wheel Color If you wheel is Black, you can list that in your information you send in with your wheel. For colored wheels, please contact Teresa about specifics for wheel color if you do not send in a color sample to match. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you to everyone for your participation in making this a reality. And "Thank You" Jim Weise, for allowing and facilitating this project! Michael .................... to remove this notice, click the X in the upper RH corner of this message box
    Dismiss Notice
New users Registered with a gmail address Attention All new Users 67-68 Deluxe Steering wheel recast Group buy

bench test radio

Discussion in 'Sparky's corner' started by 12lives, May 8, 2003.

  1. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    I finally picked up a 70 Skylark AM/FM radio. How do I bench test it, ie what wire is what? It has the rear specker fader too.....

    - Bill
     
    12lives, May 8, 2003
    #1
  2. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    Bill,
    On the drivers side of the radio, in order, you have yellow(+12V), Green (front speaker+), Black (front speaker grnd -), and on the passenger side of the radio, a single blue lead for the rear speaker. The - side of the rear speaker is grounded. The original speakers were 10 ohm, replacement car speakers these days are 4 ohm. You can wire 2 4 ohm speakers in series and get 8 ohms. In case you don't know how to do that, you connect the wire from the radio to the + side of spkr1, then - side of spkr1 to + side of spkr2, then ground - side of spkr2. Hope that helps
     
    LARRY70GS, May 8, 2003
    #2
  3. flynbuick

    flynbuick Guest

    As Larry knows it will probably work with one 4 ohm speaker for test purposes, but because of a mismatch of the impedance between the load and the output of the amp, it will be less efficient. This translates into less max. volume.
     
    flynbuick, May 8, 2003
    #3
  4. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    Yup, I agree with Jim, for testing purposes, the 4 ohm speaker would be fine. I wouldn't turn up the volume very much though. You know how 33 year old wiring and components reacts to being overdriven:Dou:
     
    LARRY70GS, May 8, 2003
    #4
  5. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Thanks!!!

    Great, lets hope I got a good one!

    - Bill
     
    12lives, May 8, 2003
    #5
  6. yuk

    yuk Well-Known Member

    try to avoid using a battery charger to test your radio. instead use a car, motorcycle, or lawnmower battery that is fully charged.

    using a battery charger might cause the radio to pick up interference (through it's power supply) and sound like crap.

    rotsa ruk!!
     
    yuk, May 8, 2003
    #6
  7. Chris Lott

    Chris Lott Small block 4speed

    On a similar note, I just got my radio all hooked up again and I can't get it to turn up loud enough to hear. If it is a very quiet night I can here very tiny voices (not in my head) come out of the speaker, but nothing beyond that. Both the radio and speaker are original to the car, so they are both 33 years old. Should I suspect the amp or the speaker? And can they be repaired at home or do they need to be replaced/refurbished? Just curious if anyone has ever tried fixing their's before...
     
    Chris Lott, May 8, 2003
    #7
  8. yuk

    yuk Well-Known Member

    could be either. hook any old speaker that you know works to you radio, and see what happens.

    blown transistors in old radios are harder to find than to replace...LOL
     
    yuk, May 8, 2003
    #8
  9. Chris Lott

    Chris Lott Small block 4speed

    That's what I was afraid of. Well that project may have to wait a little while longer, but eventually I will have my AM radio to listen to. The V8 rumble will have to do for now :Brow: :TU:
     
    Chris Lott, May 8, 2003
    #9
  10. Shortymac83

    Shortymac83 Not Your Father's Olds!

    You might have crossed wires somewhere. When I wired up my speakers, I crossed a wire and the whole system lost about 2/3rds of it's volume till I got it fixed.
     
    Shortymac83, May 9, 2003
    #10
  11. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    radio

    Anybody used a radio repair/service/refurbish person? I know the guy on ebay (mrgranprix) that sells a lot of radios does do service, but he's backed up awhile. Anybody else???
     
    12lives, May 9, 2003
    #11
  12. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    ttt

    - Bill
     
    12lives, May 14, 2003
    #12

Share This Page