Replacing driver advice...

esowden
esowden Posts: 55
edited February 2010 in Troubleshooting
When replacing a driver - which wire connects to the terminal with the red dot?
Den
Parasound 2100
Parasound 2125
Denon DCM-390
LG BD390V
Martin Logan Preface(x2)
Denon AH-D2000

Bedroom
Adcom GTP-350
Parasound HCA-800II
Panasonic DVD-S54
Denon AH-2000
Polk S4(x4)

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited February 2010
    Which speaker? Polk uses mainly Black on the positive.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited February 2010
    aren't the terminals different sizes?
    Samsung pn64f8500
    Sonus faber venere 2.5
    Sf venere center
    Oppo 105d
    Squeezebox touch
    Parasound hca1500a
    Apc power filter
    Audioquest cables asst
    Polk rtia3 SB
    Polk fxia6 sl,sr
    Dual hsu vtf3 mk3

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,240
    edited February 2010
    sandworms wrote: »
    aren't the terminals different sizes?

    The drivers have the same size, most of polk's tweeters do as well.
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited February 2010
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Which speaker? Polk uses mainly Black on the positive.

    Like Ben said, First identify your speakers. Then you or someone can look at the wiring diagrams. They will tell you, or someone that has the same speakers can.
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  • esowden
    esowden Posts: 55
    edited February 2010
    Thanks for the replies.

    They are S4 speakers.

    According to the online schematic - Polk denotes the black wire to the mid-range driver as positive. The schematic doesn't have anything in it's notes concerning which speaker terminal is marked. Some speaker companies mark their negative terminals and some mark their positive.

    I realized that all I had to do was pull a driver from another S4 to see how it was wired. Next time - I'll leave the bad driver connected instead of committing things to memory. :D
    Den
    Parasound 2100
    Parasound 2125
    Denon DCM-390
    LG BD390V
    Martin Logan Preface(x2)
    Denon AH-D2000

    Bedroom
    Adcom GTP-350
    Parasound HCA-800II
    Panasonic DVD-S54
    Denon AH-2000
    Polk S4(x4)

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