Please feel my pain

NeilGabriel
NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
edited May 2007 in Troubleshooting
To make a very long story short, I spent well over an hour trying to determine why I lost the front left channel in the HT set up this morning. I had cut the back off the TV/stereo stand so that I could actually get at the gear without pulliong verything out the front end. Tightened all my connections up and next thing I know, the channel is gone. Anyway, after trying every thing I could think and changing connections to narrow down issue, it turned out that the speaker wire was dropping too far into the big **** hole in the binding post and metal was not touching metal. Next time, I check that first. I gotta get a stand on wheels!
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2007
    Well you could try pulling everthing out, check every wire and cable only to find out your wife got frustrated and started pushing buttons and turn off the speaker selector.

    Have a nice day
    engtaz

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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited May 2007
    or the stupid video off button on some receivers.....
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2007
    that's good to know it was just a lose wire and nothing that needed repairs. so you're good to go again for another 3000 miles. ;)
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited May 2007
    Every time i turn any of my three HT setups, somethings wrong. I have a neurotic cat that has been chewing up my cables all of a sudden. I have to go through the system and figure out what is wrong. I have gone through $500 in cables in the last two months. FEEL MY PAIN!
    Thank God for Monoprice.com.:D
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2007
    No doubt about monoprice but doessn't the cat like power wires better. LOL
    engtaz

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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited May 2007
    My cat used to chew on wires too...he stopped, not sure why, but it might have something to do with the little holes I saw in some power wires.

    Joe
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited May 2007
    engtaz wrote: »
    No doubt about monoprice but doesn't the cat like power wires better. LOL

    Unfortunately, the cat(s) stay away from the power wires. Its like they know. Biting Optical cables right in half and chewing everything else up. My speaker wires are in flex tubing now and the back of the units are like Fort Knox, out of cardboard. LOL !!
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited May 2007
    scottvamp wrote: »
    Every time i turn any of my three HT setups, somethings wrong. I have a neurotic cat that has been chewing up my cables all of a sudden. I have to go through the system and figure out what is wrong. I have gone through $500 in cables in the last two months. FEEL MY PAIN!
    Thank God for Monoprice.com.:D

    Sounds like you need a dog to take care of the chewing cat problem.....:D
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited May 2007
    Bill Ayotte wrote: »
    Sounds like you need a dog to take care of the chewing cat problem.....:D
    LOL - I had my dream dog and he thought my speakers were chew/play toys. Even worse off.:eek:
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2007
    :D ROTFLMAO!!!!!:D
    scottvamp wrote: »
    LOL - I had my dream dog and he thought my speakers were chew/play toys. Even worse off.:eek:
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited May 2007
    scottvamp wrote: »
    LOL - I had my dream dog and he thought my speakers were chew/play toys. Even worse off.:eek:

    Ouch man, that sucks....I have my days where I love my dogs, then the days where I think "You two are the reason people beat animals!" :D

    All of you know I would never abuse an animal, but there are days where I sure as hell understand why people do....I don't condone it, but I understand...:D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited May 2007
    it turned out that the speaker wire was dropping too far into the big **** hole in the binding post and metal was not touching metal.

    That's why folks who know, know to use banana or spade terminals.
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  • NeilGabriel
    NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
    edited May 2007
    Oh sure, blame the operator. Like I don't have enough guilt in my life.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2007
    a thought spade was what you did to dogs and cats LOL
    engtaz

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited May 2007
    NeilGabriel wrote: »
    Oh sure, blame the operator. Like I don't have enough guilt in my life.

    Wait a second.....a lawyer with guilt...don't that beat all...
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  • davidk0512
    davidk0512 Posts: 157
    edited May 2007
    scottvamp wrote: »
    Every time i turn any of my three HT setups, somethings wrong. I have a neurotic cat that has been chewing up my cables all of a sudden. I have to go through the system and figure out what is wrong. I have gone through $500 in cables in the last two months. FEEL MY PAIN!
    Thank God for Monoprice.com.:D

    Smith and Wesson has a cheaper solution
    David
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2007
    Don't feel too bad, the other day I lost all sound...I start looking at everything--all connections are good, got the right input, yada, yada...



    ...the damn amp was off. Duh.
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