adallak Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 All four speakers of my radio finally went south one after another within four years. I am not going to repair/replace them. What I want to do is plugging up some nice headphones instead. Any easy way to install/connect headphones to the radio unit? I would rather extend the connection and put a receptacle in a convenient point on the dashboard or even console. Anybody with related experience? Thanks in advance for any input. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 i think that the reason no headunit I have ever seen has this feature is probably SAFETY (I.E. harder to hear what is going on - sirens, horns, etc - with headphones one). Probably not what you want to hear but ANYWAY..... P.S. of course my 400 watt amp with 2 10 inch subs probably isn't all that "safe" either.... Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epricedright Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 You'd probably be asking for a ticket too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 I have a bose speaker assembly for a 1991 Seville if you want one, and if I am not mistaken, if you replace the capacitors in your existing amps you may be able to fix them, if you want the bose assembly let me know I was about to chuck it, Mike PS you are welcome to the entire door panel if it matches your interior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Send me your email address and I will forward the schematic for the Bose Speakers for diagnostics that points out some of the potential trouble areas. The main problem is that the capacitors leak, I believe if you replace the leaking capacitors the amps will work again. I had an ABIT motherboard that had 12 swollen and leaky capacitors and it would not boot up, I replaced them and it worked for 3 years before a couple more caps went out, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted October 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Thanks guys for the replies. I was listening my small FM radio with headphones other day and I 'd dare to say it was much safer than some regular systems with speakers. The BOSE radio is really good quality system, but I do not want to do anymore work on the car including speaker repair or replacement. A headphone set would work very well. So, thanks Mike but I would rather go with headphones plus BOSE radio. I knew it were probably some electrolytic capacitors what had brought the speakers down, but really do not want to mess up with repairs. Any known channels on radio unit plugs to try use as headset input? The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Scotty, usually swollen caps on a motherboard means it has taken some sort of electrical surge...what do you think causes it in the bose amps? Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Scotty, usually swollen caps on a motherboard means it has taken some sort of electrical surge...what do you think causes it in the bose amps? Reportely, the caps in the BOSE amp caps fail due to heat, caps do that over time.... I had 2 ABIT motherboards that died the same way, swollen caps! The swollen caps in the ABIT motherboard was due to inferior underrated caps that ABIT purchased from a supplier that developed them utilizing the wrong components/specs, there was a class action on this and ABIT replaced a ton of motherboards. I STUNNED myself that I was able to replace 12 Caps on the motherboard and revive it, it was a great experience! here is the story on them: NEWS Dead motherboards are a fact of life in the "white box" computing market, but lately the failure rates of certain boards have been climbing to levels above the statistical norms. The faults, however, lie not in our stars, but in our capacitors--or more succinctly, in the stolen formula for the electrolyte inside the cylindrical devices. The story behind this has all the makings of a conspiracy theory Hollywood movie. As reported in IEEE Spectrum Online, apparently a scientist stole an electrolyte formula from his employer in Japan and left the company. Shortly afterwards, this scientist took up with a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer and used the formula there, then went on to sell the formula to other firms. The problem was, the formula was wrong. Missing were a few crucial elements in the chemical concoction that made up the electrolyte inside the capacitor. Without these additives, according to Dennis Zogbi of Passive Component Industry magazine, the capacitor will emit hydrogen gas and burst after a short operational lifetime. Burst capacitors will leak electrolyte onto the motherboard, creating all sorts of electrical and chemical havoc. Thus far, only Abit has come forward and stated that its capacitors have been faulty, although it is widely believed that many other motherboard manufacturers have purchased capacitors from the same component manufacturers as Abit. IBM admitted to using some of the Abit motherboards in its PCs. IEEE Spectrum has some great detail on this story. Corporate scandals, boycotts, and government cover-ups can all be found within. You can also check out the ChipGeek coverage from yesterday. ERIC'S OPINION I've had the displeasure of owning one of the Abit boards with a burst capacitor, although it had given good service over its somewhat abbreviated lifetime. Apparently this problem stretches way back to even 2001, when Gary Headlee first started noticing an influx of boards with failed capacitors. Gary runs a motherboard repair service, and one of the services he offers is replacement of failed caps. Gary noted a large number of Abit boards, all with burst caps. Many tried in vain to get Abit to acknowledge the problem, and Abit did so only after a very concerted effort on the part of consumers. Gary did have more info on other motherboard brand failures, but lawyers from the various firms descended upon him and forced removal of his information. As competition has become more fierce in these economic doldrums, motherboard makers have searched high and low for ways to trim pennies here and there. This bargain-bin strategy has finally backfired in a big way with this capacitor incident. Even respected firms have been caught, so brand name doesn't automatically immunize you against this type of failure. Taken as a whole, though, this could be a good thing in the long run. Nobody wants to be known as the motherboard vendor that uses shoddy components. You can bet that Abit and the rest are putting a great deal more emphasis into component quality control than they have in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Thanks guys for the replies. I was listening my small FM radio with headphones other day and I 'd dare to say it was much safer than some regular systems with speakers. The BOSE radio is really good quality system, but I do not want to do anymore work on the car including speaker repair or replacement. A headphone set would work very well. So, thanks Mike but I would rather go with headphones plus BOSE radio. I knew it were probably some electrolytic capacitors what had brought the speakers down, but really do not want to mess up with repairs. Any known channels on radio unit plugs to try use as headset input? Adallak, repairing those amps would be a great winter job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 very good/interesting read scotty! i have never owned an ABIT Motherboard, but I believe the 802.11b wireless controller in my laptop (which I am typing this on) is manucatured by ABIT....glad the wireless controller doesn't use any of those type of capacitors! Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 very good/interesting read scotty! i have never owned an ABIT Motherboard, but I believe the 802.11b wireless controller in my laptop (which I am typing this on) is manucatured by ABIT....glad the wireless controller doesn't use any of those type of capacitors! my bad! it's manufactured by AMBIT.....wonder if they are related?? Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted October 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Adallak, repairing those amps would be a great winter job! I have got new heater core installed! The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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