I have a bose cd/cassette sitting in my basement, but no wiring for it. I was wondering what the best way to bench test it would be. I was thinking just a power wire going into where the switched igition wire would go, and then a ground, both coming from the cigarette lighter?

 

That should work but you would also need to supply 12v to the constant power feed to the radio.

 

Hello, I have many nissan radios and I need to bench test them for output. I have a set of bose speakers and a power supply... I already know how to bench test power the radio and test the cd and tape functions but how do I go about testing them for output. I had a maxima that i've owned to test output but that car got totaled.


ps i know this is an old post but the site wouldnt allow me to create a new thread for whatever reason.

 

need to power up the ignition pin, constant pin, and ground the chassis. NO MORE THAN 12v, or you'll fry it (keep it between 12-14v, designed for car's power only)

 

i know how to power up the unit but how do i test it for output

 

take a speaker, wire it to the output pins. do a google search for metra 70-7550 and find the best pic you can of where the speaker pins are, go from there. Or if you have a maxima, line them up with the plug

 

If it is a Bose HU, then you need the Bose amp/amps as well to check the speakers from that HU. If just checking the HU itself - there will be no 'output', just signal.

Metra 70-7551 will make things simpler.

 

you mean 7551 ?

 

yeah i didnt notice he wrote Blose. its early, cut me slack

 

Early ? You wus ! It's 11 friggen AM !! Wake your @ss up.

 

I wrote that at 9am, Don. rough night last night :/

 

Don't drink?

 

nah, my son's sick, up all night

 

sorry to hear

 

i used this diagram
ok so i hooked it up with aligator clips just to get a feel and its no output as you stated. so i have an 00 maxima thats sitting in my yard thats totaled..... do I need the amplifier and the 70-7551 harness or can I just buy the harness? i'm gonna go buy the harness at a stereo shop and I can take the amp out of my 00 maxima if need be.

 

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thanks mendon99 and Pearl96Max i got it set up with a wiring harness and a speaker. i got the 70-7551 and i took the amp out of the max but i didnt need those. i got output from a speaker but it kinda static sounding and low.. i guess thats the best it can get.

 

That is because of this...

 

There is output ie when i put a cd in the cd player it plays the soundtrack. and fm stations too and the tape player.

 

Bose transmits Just a signal. Hence the reason for having external amps in the car. If you are getting any output it would be low - barely audible and distorted OR it is actually not a Bose HU.

 

i have many hu's trust me their bose. ive tested about 3 so far. the output is low. i guess i'll have to figure out a way to hook up the amp... any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

you could use a plate amp or get the bose amps.

 

ok i got a bose amp form a 00 maxima. i know that the amp is hooked up in between the speaker and hu bu the amp has about 30 pins to choose from