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Post by uncleebeneezer on Aug 27, 2015 10:27:50 GMT -7
Hey All, I'm interesting in putting my BL into my Peavey Classic 30. But the amp doesn't have a 1/4 cable (guitar cable size) coming from the speaker. So my question is how would I do this? Is it easy? Etc. Here's a pic of the back of the amp/speaker.
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Post by pcns on Aug 27, 2015 12:09:32 GMT -7
What does the rest of the back of the amp look like?
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Post by Maddog on Aug 27, 2015 12:13:44 GMT -7
It should be pretty simple.... Todd ^^^^ here is the cable guru, I'll let him take the lead.....
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Post by uncleebeneezer on Aug 28, 2015 18:38:16 GMT -7
I've only changed the tubes on this amp but I've heard it's a real pain to get into the guts of it so I'm trying to figure out a way to install the BL without having to take it all apart.
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on Aug 28, 2015 19:23:38 GMT -7
Doesn't the Classic 30 run its main combo speaker @ 16 ohms? You'd be best running the amp into the Brake Lite @ 8 ohms--much less stressful on the amp that way. (The BL, BL-SA, and AirBrake generally make the amp "see" 8 ohms, I'm pretty sure.)
I believe that if you use the extension jack on the C30, it switches the output to 8 ohms (?). I'm not totally sure ('cause I don't have one right now) but you might be able to rig it up using the extension jack, which would run it at 8 ohms plus solve the whole problem of the jack.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Aug 28, 2015 19:26:06 GMT -7
It is doable, but you will need to know how to solder. I recommend you have a tech do it for you as most folks who think they know how to solder actually can't do a very good job of it.
Here are the steps you'll need to accomplish:
1. Cut the spade lugs off the wires connected to the speaker. 2. Solder a short extension on to the wires coming out of the chassis, putting shrink sleeving over the soldered connections. 3. Solder a 1/4" inline jack on the other end of that short extension. 4. Make up a short speaker cable that has a 1/4" plug on one end, and spade lugs on the other end. 5. Mount the brake lite in your cabinet. 6. Plug the tail of the brake lite into the speaker jack you soldered on to the existing wires. 7. Plug the 1/4" plug into the brake lite and push the spade lugs onto the speaker terminals. 8. Turn on the amp and test at very low volume - if you get no sound, shut it off and ask for help.
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Post by uncleebeneezer on Aug 29, 2015 12:01:32 GMT -7
Thanks for the heads-up Steve. I don't even pretend to know how to solder, so that's not a problem. I have a local guy who might be able to do this fairly cheap, so I'll have to check with him. Definitely way above my pay grade
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