Hello,
Pardon my ignorance and possible misuse of nomenclature, as this is one of my first attempts at a DIY stereo project. I am attempting to add an auxiliary jack to my car. I have been using a Monster Cable similar to the following:
It plugs into the car stereo with 2 male RCA connectors, and at the end there is a 3.5mm male stereo plug that I can hook up my phone or ipod to. I've cut off the male stereo end, and inside the monster cable I was a bit confused - there appear to be three different sets of wiring. There is an outer silver wiring (which I assume may be shielding), and then there are two sets of two wires. One set is a blue and a green, the other set a black and a red. Basically I am quite confused as to which cables are going to be soldered to which terminal on the stereo jack. Here is a picture of what I'm dealing with:
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Pardon my ignorance and possible misuse of nomenclature, as this is one of my first attempts at a DIY stereo project. I am attempting to add an auxiliary jack to my car. I have been using a Monster Cable similar to the following:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
It plugs into the car stereo with 2 male RCA connectors, and at the end there is a 3.5mm male stereo plug that I can hook up my phone or ipod to. I've cut off the male stereo end, and inside the monster cable I was a bit confused - there appear to be three different sets of wiring. There is an outer silver wiring (which I assume may be shielding), and then there are two sets of two wires. One set is a blue and a green, the other set a black and a red. Basically I am quite confused as to which cables are going to be soldered to which terminal on the stereo jack. Here is a picture of what I'm dealing with:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Easy solution. Strip the wire ends from the stereo male plug and use an ohmmeter to determine the correct connections.
Yes, and to add, these are also known as "multimeters" since a lot of them do other types of measuring besides impedance (votalge, etc.) Some, even the cheap ones have a simple continuity tester with an audible tone to let you know when things are making a connection.
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