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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Ccrt 700 blaupunkt cd changer won't eject

« on: 09 August 2024, 19:41:08 »

This wasn't meant to be a saga. However I believe I fixed it.
I unplugged the changer and took it to the kitchen table, removed the top and found how to 'pop' the magazine off its latch, then the eject spring pushed it out.
With the top still off I went back and plugged it in to the car. At this point I got to see the internals rising up in stages looking for discs (without the magazine).
Actually, whilst writing this I've realised what must have happened - the mechanism went out of synch, the removal of power and then later reconnecting must have reset the process.
Anyway I pushed the magazine in and it checked each slot for discs and loaded disc one.

Problem gone away.
I refitted the top and fully refitted the changer and it's still good.


Unless I put another saga below......,......,.......,

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Ccrt 700 blaupunkt cd changer won't eject

« on: 07 August 2024, 09:58:03 »

Old cars are never simple are they? Just when I thought I had solved something.....
I changed the discs and loaded the magazine into the changer and the message displayed says No Magazine.
And it won't eject at all.

Insert swear word here.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Ccrt 700 blaupunkt cd changer won't eject

« on: 06 August 2024, 19:00:04 »

I know I'm adding to an old post but,
Re: the magazine not ejecting - I just experienced the same thing, but remembered I recently deactivated the cd changer security code (as it was prompting me to enter the code at every switch on.).
After reactivating the code the changer allowed me to eject the magazine.
Success.

(Same radio, ccrt700, and same changer, Blaupunkt).

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 26 July 2024, 10:50:12 »

I thought I would add an update for anyone who contributed and for anyone searching in the future.
I successfully replaced my front door speakers.
I bought some 2 ohm Powerbass OE-6C speakers from Car Audio Direct (co uk).
Auto leads speaker adapters rings were needed as well.
As simple as that?
Course not.

The new speakers are a little too large to fit into the original speaker mounts so I did have to use the Auto leads ones, but they moved the speaker too close to the door metal, they would actually be fouled by the door metal and sit slightly proud, preventing me from tightening the speaker mounting screws. A bit of modification was needed.
I adapted the supplied bezels (the bit that the grille would normally attach to) to make a spacer and mounted it on the front of the adapters. I also cut off the water shield from the old mounting rings and attached them to my modified speaker adapters.
(I cut the bezels lip off, all the way round, as they fouled fitting the door card properly).
I decided not to try to use the supplied filter or tweeters as the vehicle wiring already split towards the tweeter and the lower door speaker, and my tweeters still worked, and I damaged one of the new tweeters trying to remove all of the plastic mountings.

The sound is excellent. I can't describe how good it feels to hear it working well after the work I put into it.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 14 June 2024, 15:25:31 »

This 25/50W rating looks like it means RMS/Peak.
Does that sound about right to anyone reading this?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 12 June 2024, 13:47:45 »

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                No, it’s always better to have a higher rated speaker and your amp will power it just the same just make  sure it’s the correct Ohm rating👍
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2 ohms. Gotcha.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 12 June 2024, 13:43:44 »

https://opel.7zap.com/en/car/v94/p/12/68-0/

This looks the one

50W all of them, but fronts says 25/50W

That's fantastic. Thanks a lot.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 11 June 2024, 13:31:49 »

I take it you've read the stickies on the subject

I have. The most comprehensive was the Bose diagram. It shows locations, physical size, the range that each speaker is built for, the amp and - it's wattage output.
But not the speakers wattage.

If there is any speaker wattage Info you think I've missed, please let me know.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 11 June 2024, 07:32:47 »

Can’t see why that is important, just fit some with a high rating if you are going to the trouble of replacing them👍

Well, from other posts I've read the general consensus seems to be if the rating of the new speaker is too high the amp won't adequately power them. And on the flip side, if they are rated too low the amp will over power them.
But I am looking to replace some - I just like to take more of an informed decision than a wild guess.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 11 June 2024, 07:28:30 »

Any for sale on Evil Bay that might provide something informative

What you seem to be asking here is for someone to dismantle a door to remove one of their speakers...

Nah, your speakers are just as old as mine - any labels will be equally faded. And that is assuming the wattage was ever shown on a label. It might not have been.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 10 June 2024, 13:24:46 »

Have you looked at the actual speakers

Yes, any labels that still remain are too faded to see.
Except for Links and Rechts.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Speaker wattage

« on: 10 June 2024, 10:12:42 »

Nor sure what the speakers are rated to but I think the amplifier is specced up to 210 Watts

It is (according to the Bose diagram found on this forum). But I don't see how that helps.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Speaker wattage

« on: 08 June 2024, 14:45:00 »

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know the wattage rating of the Bose 2 ohm front door speaker (16.5cm low/mid range - not the tweeter)?

I've searched through the guides here, asked around on Facebook and - no joy.

Thanks in advance.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Sun Sensor 2

« on: 06 March 2024, 09:35:49 »

PFL and FL have different sensors. PFL/MFL is just a single sensor, FL is a dual sensor in the same dome, to tell the system if the sun is passenger or drivers side etc.

This is useful, thank you.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Sun Sensor 2

« on: 06 March 2024, 07:49:52 »

Does anyone have any experience with the connections for the dash top mounted sun sensor? Particularly the pins, cables and the plug? My broken one has only two pins in the centre, the replacement I sourced has 3 pins (only one of these matches a pin location on the old one) and the plug has a notch on one corner so that it won't connect to the plug in my car.
I remember the wiring loom has only 2 wires to the plug , even if i sourced a matching 3 pin plug i would have difficulty figuring out the connections.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.