at 3:20 or so he uses a battery to check the speakers. this will make a thump through the 12" speakers and a crackle through the horns. to get the horns to react again you must reverse the polarity of the battery against the wires. pushes the 12's out. reverse the battery..pulls them in. we old men(62 years ) have been checking speakers with a 9 volt for 40 years