Speaker cab wiring...need help!

mrd34d · 30th January 2010, 09:40 PM

I'll apologize right now if this is in the wrong section.

I'm converting a 15watt Samick practice guitar amp into a mini-half stack. My question lies with the speaker cab. I'm using 2X10" 8ohm 50watt speakers that I salvaged out of some old stereo speaker cabs. They were from Sears! lol! They sound amazing & replacing the original 8" 4ohm speaker seemed like a good idea.

Anyway, there is a small transformer, a power resistor, and a capacitor in each of the original cabs. Should I be using these with the speakers in the new 2x10 cab I'll be building?? Or can I just wire the speakers directly to the 1/4" jack in the back of the cab??

Will leaving them out/putting them in, have any real significant affect on the output?

The transformers have CH-15 0, K 893-TK on them. The Power resistors are 5w 12ohms, and the caps are 50v 1.5MFD Bi-polar.

someone wanna school me on this? please?

Thanks!

mrd34d · 31st January 2010, 02:38 PM

No one?

leadbelly · 31st January 2010, 03:43 PM

Leave them out. They are crossover components, and that "transformer" is actually an inductor.

mrd34d · 31st January 2010, 04:29 PM

Cool. Thanks leadbelly!

30th January 2010, 09:40 PM	#1
mrd34d diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	Speaker cab wiring...need help! I'll apologize right now if this is in the wrong section. I'm converting a 15watt Samick practice guitar amp into a mini-half stack. My question lies with the speaker cab. I'm using 2X10" 8ohm 50watt speakers that I salvaged out of some old stereo speaker cabs. They were from Sears! lol! They sound amazing & replacing the original 8" 4ohm speaker seemed like a good idea. Anyway, there is a small transformer, a power resistor, and a capacitor in each of the original cabs. Should I be using these with the speakers in the new 2x10 cab I'll be building?? Or can I just wire the speakers directly to the 1/4" jack in the back of the cab?? Will leaving them out/putting them in, have any real significant affect on the output? The transformers have CH-15 0, K 893-TK on them. The Power resistors are 5w 12ohms, and the caps are 50v 1.5MFD Bi-polar. someone wanna school me on this? please? Thanks!

31st January 2010, 03:43 PM	#3
leadbelly diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta	Leave them out. They are crossover components, and that "transformer" is actually an inductor. __________________ Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. Enzo Ferrari

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31st January 2010, 02:38 PM	#2
mrd34d diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	No one?

31st January 2010, 04:29 PM	#4
mrd34d diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	Cool. Thanks leadbelly!

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