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mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 20 Nov 2004, 21:50

Say for instance that you had a hifi set of bits that hadn't been separated for years and now they are and you want to put them back together...

you would have to answer tricky questions like:

I know you connect the L channel to the Left speaker, but does the left speaker go on the left as you look at it or as it looks at you? And does it matter?

Does anyone know?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 20 Nov 2004, 22:52

Occam's Razor states that one should not make more assumptions than necessary. This would point to the left speaker going on your left.

My soundcard has a 5.1 test feature which puts a voice through each channel to speak which one it is respectively, and left front and rear do indeed come out on my left.

Post by **wangi** » 20 Nov 2004, 23:31

Aye, left is on your left! Or just wing it together and then check that when you flit the balance to full left you hear it out your left

Beach Babe · Post by **Beach Babe** » 20 Nov 2004, 23:40

have you had gender altering surgery since we saw you earlier Wangi

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 20 Nov 2004, 23:53

beachbabe wrote:have you had gender altering surgery since we saw you earlier Wangi

He's the rabbit, I think.

Thanks for the advice - I''d forgotten you could do the 'try it out' option!

Post by **wangi** » 21 Nov 2004, 00:08

Beach Babe wrote:have you had gender altering surgery since we saw you earlier Wangi

It's amazing what the trauma of bleading radiators can do to you!

Oh, I now know that half the radiators in the house have metric keys, and the others imperial... But still to work out what I bought!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 21 Nov 2004, 07:55

mr magnolia wrote:
beachbabe wrote:have you had gender altering surgery since we saw you earlier Wangi
He's the rabbit, I think.

If you look closely you'll see he's actually Sandra but with a different hairstyle and a Santa hat on.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 21 Nov 2004, 23:20

Just out of interest ecm, WHY were you up at 5 2 7 on a SUNDAY????

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 Nov 2004, 00:03

Epykat wrote:Just out of interest ecm, WHY were you up at 5 2 7 on a SUNDAY????

Isn't everyone???

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 22 Nov 2004, 00:06

ecm wrote:
Epykat wrote:Just out of interest ecm, WHY were you up at 5 2 7 on a SUNDAY????

Isn't everyone???

I know I was

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 18 Jan 2005, 21:26

and then, when you get everything eventually in its final place you wonder - is the red terminal or the black terminal the negative one? The speaker cable says connect the inner cores to the negative terminals, but theres no indication of which ones they are...

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 18 Jan 2005, 21:28

mr magnolia wrote:and then, when you get everything eventually in its final place you wonder - is the red terminal or the black terminal the negative one? The speaker cable says connect the inner cores to the negative terminals, but theres no indication of which ones they are...

...now you know how I feel if I have to change a plug or put some screen wash in the car thingy

Homer · Post by **Homer** » 18 Jan 2005, 22:30

mr magnolia wrote:and then, when you get everything eventually in its final place you wonder - is the red terminal or the black terminal the negative one? The speaker cable says connect the inner cores to the negative terminals, but theres no indication of which ones they are...

As far as I know the red is positive and the black negative, then again, I may always have been consistently wrong for the last 20 years !

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 18 Jan 2005, 22:37

Homer wrote: I may always have been consistently wrong for the last 20 years !

That's certainly been my experience

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 19 Jan 2005, 22:19

If we're talking about wiring up plugs (if not what ARE we talking about??) then I was always taught bRown to the Right and bLue to the Left and anything that's left over goes in the middle. Not been blow up yet

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 20 Jan 2005, 12:08

Epykat wrote:If we're talking about wiring up plugs (if not what ARE we talking about??) then I was always taught bRown to the Right and bLue to the Left and anything that's left over goes in the middle. Not been blow up yet

I think it's HI-FIVE stuff Epykat but good plug changing tip thanks

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 20 Jan 2005, 13:20

Homer wrote:
mr magnolia wrote:and then, when you get everything eventually in its final place you wonder - is the red terminal or the black terminal the negative one? The speaker cable says connect the inner cores to the negative terminals, but theres no indication of which ones they are...

As far as I know the red is positive and the black negative, then again, I may always have been consistently wrong for the last 20 years !

thanks, Homer - I'll just change them all over again one night when mrs m is stuck somewhere else with a small child and unable to 'comment' on my level of knowledge and/or foolishness in the cabling field...