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Freebird
Intermediate Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 258
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 6:37 pm: | 
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I have a question about a cobra 148 gtl F I bought from an old guy the other day.The radio works fine and all but the speaker inside the radio won't work i have to plug in an external speaker to hear anything.I took the cover off and the wires are connected to the speaker so what could it be?thanks any info will help. |
Tech291
Moderator
Username: Tech291
Post Number: 257
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 7:22 pm: |
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either bad speaker or ext speaker jack has corrosion on its terminals
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Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1643
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 7:35 pm: |
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took a radio out of a boat recently, same problem, like 291 said, but speaker jack was SO RUSTED it needed to be replaced. radio worked fine. try wiggling a speaker plug in & out & see if it starts to work... |
Freebird
Intermediate Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 260
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 8:46 pm: |
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ok i dont see anything wrong with the ext jack so ill try another speaker on it and see what it does |
Freebird
Intermediate Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 261
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 9:31 pm: |
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you were right the speaker is no good.where can i get a speaker with the 4 screws like it to replace it? |
1861
Intermediate Member
Username: 1861
Post Number: 356
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 10:17 pm: |
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ON RADIO,S I USE EXTERNAL SPEAKERS ON , SOMETIME WHEN I UNPLUG EXTERNAL , RADIO SPEAKER DOESN,T WORK .UAUALLY IF I PLUG EXTERNAL IN AND OUT A COUPLE TIMES IT WORKS. |
Freebird
Intermediate Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 264
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 10, 2005 - 10:42 pm: |
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Radio fixed took speaker off another radio. |
