Speaker Wire
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Splatter Pak
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"Wire" you asking...?
Splatter Pak
High-End Scrounger
Seriously, if the metal the wires contact gets hot enough and the insulation melts, you could have a short and kill your amp and/or speakers. Think about something to stand them off from any hot metal.
swechsler
Frog Whisperer
Plain metal will not interfere with your speaker wires. Way back when we still used 300Ω antenna wires, you had to keep them away from metal to prevent some sort of interference (my father, as an electrical engineer and radio enthusiast, was adamant about this). Running speaker wires adjacent to a current carrying wire can sometimes cause some induced noise in the speaker (although it will be pretty low in volume). But you didn't ask about that.
The wires run parallel to the bottom of of base board so they will not be touching the actual "heat" which is really just "warm" they do not get hot. They will not be in peril of melting. I keep the room around 62 deg. in winter and off the rest of the year. I cannot remember where i read about the interference article and it was some time ago. There are no other wire or cables carrying current running along the speaker wires. And yes we have fire coverage in our policy. I really appreciate all the input including the jokes. Thank you all and I should have done a better research before I submitted this post.
Thank you!
Thank you!
RobRoy
It's just stuff - but fun
I used speaker wire to power my Cibie driving lights on my Opel GT back in the late 70's. The insulation melted and the wire touched the body. I blew the fuse on the lights. But they were fine for my hi-fi. 
It's got to get pretty warm to melt the insulation enough to cause a short. A heater vent should not be an issue at all.
On a side note, I don't think Metal will do as much damage as punk.
It's got to get pretty warm to melt the insulation enough to cause a short. A heater vent should not be an issue at all.
On a side note, I don't think Metal will do as much damage as punk.
It's not impossible .. there's an EMF field around those wires
Move one 6 inches away from the metal on one channel and see if you can hear a difference between the two channels..
If you can.. then flip flop and move the opposite channel ..
You'll have your answer ...
Move one 6 inches away from the metal on one channel and see if you can hear a difference between the two channels..
If you can.. then flip flop and move the opposite channel ..
You'll have your answer ...
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Unlikely at audio frequencies. Everything in an amp or receiver is close to metal- the chassis, back plate, bottom cover, etc.
I used speaker wire to power my Cibie driving lights on my Opel GT back in the late 70's. The insulation melted and the wire touched the body. I blew the fuse on the lights. But they were fine for my hi-fi.
It's got to get pretty warm to melt the insulation enough to cause a short. A heater vent should not be an issue at all.
On a side note, I don't think Metal will do as much damage as punk.
my older brother and I both had 1970 Opel GT's in the mid 70's, he still had 2 when he passed this December, great little cars.
we raced side by side one night on a rather curvy rd at speeds of 105mph, my superior tires and worn clutch made it an even race until one particular turn. His rear end slid out a bit to the right and he was mine the rest of the way BWAAA HA HA HA, I miss my older bro.
Buzz posted this pic of one to FB just a few weeks before the cancer took him.
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RobRoy
It's just stuff - but fun
I loved those things. Mine was yellow. I replaced the big round turn indicator lights in the front with "bow wow" small headlight housings and installed Cibie halogen pencil beam driving lights and did "friday nighter" rallies. I connected them, via a relay, to my high beams switch. I had standard halogens in the main lights. One of the other rally guys said that at one time when I was coming at him it looked like "A 747 coming in for a landing".
Lebre wheels, of course. BTW, I owned it for years before I finally rode in the passenger seat one day. I did not know the drive shaft was not in the center. There is definitely less room for the passenger than for the driver. I also put a rear axle on from an Opel Kadet that came standard with the rear anti-sway bar. It was standard on European GT's. I just popped out the nylon plugs over the bolt holes in the frame and bolted the anti-sway bar to the frame - instant European suspension.
It's also the reason I bought my Scion FR-S. It is, for me, a throwback to the Opel, except it handles a LOT better and kicks out a heck of a lot more HP from the same 2000 cc's. I've put 190,000 miles and nine sets of tires on that thing.
I loved those things. Mine was yellow. I replaced the big round turn indicator lights in the front with "bow wow" small headlight housings and installed Cibie halogen pencil beam driving lights and did "friday nighter" rallies. I connected them, via a relay, to my high beams switch. I had standard halogens in the main lights. One of the other rally guys said that at one time when I was coming at him it looked like "A 747 coming in for a landing".
BTW, I owned it for years before I finally rode in the passenger seat one day. I did not know the drive shaft was not in the center. There is definitely less room for the passenger than for the driver. I also put a rear axle on from an Opel Kadet that came standard with the rear anti-sway bar. It was standard on European GT's. I just popped out the nylon plugs over the bolt holes in the frame and bolted the anti-sway bar to the frame - instant European suspension.
It's also the reason I bought my Scion FR-S. It is, for me, a throwback to the Opel, except it handles a LOT better and kicks out a heck of a lot more HP from the same 2000 cc's. I've put 190,000 miles and nine sets of tires on that thing.
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my brothers other Opel is yellow with black striping down the side. mine was orange but I had it painted white, and with BF Goodrich radial TA's raised white lettering it looked awesome.
His other GT
RobRoy
It's just stuff - but fun
HA! I put the Radial TA's on mine! Remember when 60 series tires were considered "wide"?
BTW, that one looks like it was cool in its day. I also painted my headlight covers "semi-flat" black.
So it would seem but ..
Telephones ..definitely audible frequencies ..
Alexander Graham Bell discovered that twisted pairs improved audibility ... EMF cancellation
And wire routing in high end electronics definitely counts ..
That's why I would just just move them and listen .. it's audible or it isn't ..
I loved those things. Mine was yellow. I replaced the big round turn indicator lights in the front with "bow wow" small headlight housings and installed Cibie halogen pencil beam driving lights and did "friday nighter" rallies. I connected them, via a relay, to my high beams switch. I had standard halogens in the main lights. One of the other rally guys said that at one time when I was coming at him it looked like "A 747 coming in for a landing".
BTW, I owned it for years before I finally rode in the passenger seat one day. I did not know the drive shaft was not in the center. There is definitely less room for the passenger than for the driver. I also put a rear axle on from an Opel Kadet that came standard with the rear anti-sway bar. It was standard on European GT's. I just popped out the nylon plugs over the bolt holes in the frame and bolted the anti-sway bar to the frame - instant European suspension.
It's also the reason I bought my Scion FR-S. It is, for me, a throwback to the Opel, except it handles a LOT better and kicks out a heck of a lot more HP from the same 2000 cc's. I've put 190,000 miles and nine sets of tires on that thing.
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my current ride, eats tires like candy
