Outdoor Speakers Intermittently work

[ijnasrallah]

Hi,

I have a Heritage Glen 312qbud. The outdoor speakers intermittently work. I've had the radio replaced once but are still having the same issue. I'll be getting a 2nd radio this weekend. If it happens with this new radio again, what else could it be?

When it does work, sometimes the volume is really low (even if I have it at max volume) but then the volume fixes itself. After I shut it off and put it back on at a later time, sometimes it won't work. Could it be a wiring issue?

Thanks

[Jeff_and_Abby]

The "Easy" things to check ...

• Make sure speakers are wired "properly" - they are NOT DC or Common grounded, so if the +/- pairs are not where they belong, stange things will occur.
• Likely, the speaker wires are color-coded pairs between the radio head, and the speakers themselves (i.e. zip cord pairs with one of pair striped) so validating the proper pairings is easy.
• check DC resistance of speakers - should be in the 2.5 - 3 ohm range for "typical" 4-ohm mobile speakers (expect 6-7 for house-type 8-ohm speakers.)
• Repeat check of speaker impedance from radio end - you are looking for a short in the speaker wires.
• Failing speakers - intermittent or burned voice coils - could give symptoms such as you report.

[ijnasrallah]

Thanks. This trailer is new, so I'm hoping it's not the wiring. If this new radio doesn't fix it, I'll have to take it back to the dealer.

[Dwilcox]

Had one non working speaker on our new Lacrosse and found a bad crimp at the speaker. Who woulda thought that you needed to strip the insulation from both wires before attaching the connector?

[Murbella7]

I have had the radio replaced twice and the outside speakers still failed. The problem is with the radio. I got fed up, replaced the whole thing with a cheap after market radio/DVD player and wired in my own switches.

[crunchman12001]

Originally Posted by Dwilcox

Had one non working speaker on our new Lacrosse and found a bad crimp at the speaker. Who woulda thought that you needed to strip the insulation from both wires before attaching the connector?

I just discovered a similar issue this weekend. I thought I blew one of the exterior speakers.
I removed the speaker from the wall to find out the factory ran out of female spade connectors used to plug into the speaker. They had a connector on one wire and just bent the other wire into a "U" and slide it through the hole on the male speaker terminal.
I added a new spade connector, all is well now.