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Old 09-30-2012, 04:38 PM
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Now remove the 9 T9 screws from the bottom of the amp.

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remove the 6 T9 screws from the green circuit board. Now lift the green circuit board to expose the metal late beneath it.

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Do not try and completely remove the circuit board because it is attached to the 2 white ribbon cables as shown in the pic.

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Now lift out the metal plate....this is easy.

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I'm assuming the green circuit board I have raised is the circuity for the crossovers (only guessing.)

When I would unplug the ribbon cable on the left the buzz would stop but also the music. Unplugging the ribbon cable on the right had zero effect either way.

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This plug is for the speaker wires coming from the radio.

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I cut the speaker wires from the small plug and the medium sized plug.

At this point I simply attached like wires with the radio on to listen for the best sound. Any of the wires with the brown thin strip (regardless of the main color), I connect to each other.

***Don't pay attention to my shoddy wiring, this was done only as a temporary job as I tested which wires work best with each other.

** there were 3 wires on the small plug that I didn't cut because there didn't fit the normally pattern of speaker wires, the had colored dots on them instead of solid thin lines.

** I didn't cut any of the wires on the main big plug, nor did I use any of the connections from it.

** You may choose to experiment on your own with the wire connection combinations to maximize sound to suit your taste.

In the end, I didn't plug anything back into the amp......zero...nodda
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