Speaker needs plug fixed.

[33% God]

Ok so,here's the deal.

I got a really old record player from my grandmother's attic and it comes with 2 pretty big speakers that hooks to the back .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/TheFlowinProse/Picture001-1.jpg


The problem is one of the plugs is broken off the end of the 2nd speaker. Here's what the plug is supposed to look like.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/TheFlowinProse/Picture010.jpg


Here's what the cord itself looks like,it's just speaker wire split into 2.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/TheFlowinProse/Picture004.jpg

What I need to do is repair this plug to get the speaker working. I tried using one of the reg plugs from an AV cable and just connecting them together,but that didn't work. Any ideas?

[themessiahcomplex]

Hmmm, the 2 wires shouldn't be twisted together. They should actually be insulated from each other. One wire going to the plug (the signal wire) and the other connecting to the outer sleeve (ground). Did you try swapping the wires around?
Can you remove the other end of the wire from the back of the speaker?

[33% God]

Hmmm, the 2 wires shouldn't be twisted together. They should actually be insulated from each other. One wire going to the plug (the signal wire) and the other connecting to the outer sleeve (ground). Did you try swapping the wires around?
Can you remove the other end of the wire from the back of the speaker?

They are like that because they just got scrunched together when I tried to take the picture.

I can't get to the back of the speaker because there's no screws or anything to open it up.

I need to figure out a way to replace the plug basically. I don't even know what kind of plug it is to buy a new one to replace it.

[MunkeyQ]

Looks like mid-70's Magnavox or Sears to me, typical of the speakers supplied with solid-state consoles at the time.

Fancy pulling a grill off and taking a photo? They should be attached by velcro or little sharp tacks. You can get to the wire inside by removing the woofer.

To replace it, attach a new length of wire to inside the speaker and then splice it in to the stub with the plug on it.

[33% God]

Looks like mid-70's Magnavox or Sears to me, typical of the speakers supplied with solid-state consoles at the time.

Fancy pulling a grill off and taking a photo? They should be attached by velcro or little sharp tacks. You can get to the wire inside by removing the woofer.

To replace it, attach a new length of wire to inside the speaker and then splice it in to the stub with the plug on it.

No,see,the problem is the one doesn't HAVE the plug. The plug was completely broken off. I showed the first picture to show what the plug looks like on the one speaker. There's 2 speakers,one that works and the other one has the plug missing right off and just the exposed wire (as shown in the picture). I need a new plug to re-attach to the wire so I can plug it into the record player for it to work. I have no idea what kind of plug it is though to buy a new one and replace it.

[themessiahcomplex]

Oh, its an RCA plug then.
You can buy just the connector like so
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062472
or buy a cable like this http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103846
cut one end off, and splice the wires together with the ones from the speaker.

[33% God]

Oh, its an RCA plug then.
You can buy just the connector like so
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062472
or buy a cable like this http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103846
cut one end off, and splice the wires together with the ones from the speaker.

I tried to do this,but I don't think I did it correctly.

The RCA plug has like the main cord which has the wiring inside. Then in that,there's another casing going down the middle with wire in that. It's hard to separate them because the first set of wire completely surrounds it in a circle.

Here's what i'm trying to explain.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/TheFlowinProse/case.jpg

So i'm lost on what to do with this.

[themessiahcomplex]

Ok the center wire is the signal, which is probably copper, and the outer wire is the ground braid, which I'm guessing is silver, right?

Yes, the ground braiding can be a pain in the ass but for what you're doing feel free to go ahead and shimmy a thin knife or a small screwdriver in there and fray it apart till you have more of a normal wire.

If it doesn't work at first try reversing the wires (no harm will be done by hooking them up backwards). If that doesn't work, then there's more analysis to be done to find the problem. Maybe the other end of the wire is loose inside the speaker enclosure, maybe the speaker is just totally fried in some other way, who knows.

[33% God]

Ok the center wire is the signal, which is probably copper, and the outer wire is the ground braid, which I'm guessing is silver, right?

Yes, the ground braiding can be a pain in the ass but for what you're doing feel free to go ahead and shimmy a thin knife or a small screwdriver in there and fray it apart till you have more of a normal wire.

If it doesn't work at first try reversing the wires (no harm will be done by hooking them up backwards). If that doesn't work, then there's more analysis to be done to find the problem. Maybe the other end of the wire is loose inside the speaker enclosure, maybe the speaker is just totally fried in some other way, who knows.

It worked. Sweet deal man. Thanks a lot.