Attaching alligator clips to a speaker cable

johnmka · 7th June 2006, 11:23 PM

Hi,

I would like to use a speaker from one amp and the amplification of another. I need a cable that runs 1/4" -> speaker clips or alligator clips to complete my mission. Can I buy a commerical cable like this or would I need to make one myself? If I need to make one, is there a document or picture anywhere online that will help me make the correct connections?

Thanks for your help!

John

Cal Weldon · 7th June 2006, 11:56 PM

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Originally posted by johnmka
I would like to use a speaker from one amp and the amplification of another. I need a cable that runs 1/4" -> speaker clips or alligator clips to complete my mission.

Hi John, welcome to the forums.

are you trying to get a speaker that has a 1/4 phone plug (usually pro gear) into a home amplifier?

Does the plug have to stay on?

lgreen · 8th June 2006, 03:56 AM

Hi, hmmmm........I am also having difficulty following the question. Are you trying to connect amp#1 to amp#2 and use the amp part of #1 and use nothing in amp#2 except the speaker connections?

johnmka · 8th June 2006, 01:16 PM

Sorry guys! Let me clarify..

I'm a guitarist. I'd like plug my guitar into my vintage Fender amplifer, which has a 1/4" speaker out. Instead of going into its 10" speaker, I'd like to run and attach a cable to a 12" speaker in a newer Fender amp I have. With both speakers, they have the positive and negative tabs on the back of them that sliding clips are attached to on one side of the speaker cable.

preiter · 8th June 2006, 10:36 PM

Take a cable that already has a 1/4" connector on one end, then hack off the other end to expose the two wires inside.

Get some crimp on connectors for the tabs that hook up to the back of the driver in the speaker cabinet. You will want to disconnect the speaker cable that's already there. I don't think it's healthy to drive the output of one amplifier into the output of another, even if the other one is turned off.

Be sure to securely attach the cable to the cabinet of the speaker, you don't want to be yanking on that connection.

8th June 2006, 03:56 AM	#3
lgreen diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego, USA	Hi, hmmmm........I am also having difficulty following the question. Are you trying to connect amp#1 to amp#2 and use the amp part of #1 and use nothing in amp#2 except the speaker connections? __________________ My DIY audio projects- PartTimeProjects.com.

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7th June 2006, 11:23 PM	#1
johnmka diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006	Attaching alligator clips to a speaker cable Hi, I would like to use a speaker from one amp and the amplification of another. I need a cable that runs 1/4" -> speaker clips or alligator clips to complete my mission. Can I buy a commerical cable like this or would I need to make one myself? If I need to make one, is there a document or picture anywhere online that will help me make the correct connections? Thanks for your help! John

8th June 2006, 01:16 PM	#4
johnmka diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006	Sorry guys! Let me clarify.. I'm a guitarist. I'd like plug my guitar into my vintage Fender amplifer, which has a 1/4" speaker out. Instead of going into its 10" speaker, I'd like to run and attach a cable to a 12" speaker in a newer Fender amp I have. With both speakers, they have the positive and negative tabs on the back of them that sliding clips are attached to on one side of the speaker cable.

8th June 2006, 10:36 PM	#5
preiter diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006	Take a cable that already has a 1/4" connector on one end, then hack off the other end to expose the two wires inside. Get some crimp on connectors for the tabs that hook up to the back of the driver in the speaker cabinet. You will want to disconnect the speaker cable that's already there. I don't think it's healthy to drive the output of one amplifier into the output of another, even if the other one is turned off. Be sure to securely attach the cable to the cabinet of the speaker, you don't want to be yanking on that connection.

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