Speaker Cabinet Input Jack Wiring

The diagram below shows the wiring of a marshall 2x12 speaker cab having a mono stereo selection switch and two specialized input jacks.

Speaker cabinet input jack wiring. Power handling as a rule of thumb when mixing speaker types in a two speaker cabinet maximum power handling is 2 x the lowest rated speaker e g. For using a 3 5mm audio male jack for your projects or prototypes you have to solder wires with the pins of the jack. When the mono stereo switch is set to mono the two 8ω speakers are wired either in series making a 16ω cab or in parallel making a 4ω cab depending on which jack you use. 1 2 diameter mounting hole and at least 7 16 wood thickness required.

2 x 4 ohm speaker 8 ohm load. Remove the above plastic casing and you will see the pins of the jack as shown in the images above. 2 x 8 ohm speaker 16 ohm. Connect the speaker terminals to the solder lugs of the jack.

I have converted my 77 pro reverb to a head and a 2x12 speaker cab. If it is a stratocaster or resembles a strat body you ll want to check out something like the strat style jack plate from proline or the strat style jack plate chrome. The recommended speaker impedance ratings are usually listed above the speaker wire posts. Choosing the right jack plate can have a lot to do with what style of body your guitar has.

Just about anything they have labelled as speaker wire will probably do. Also attempting to wire two 8 ohm speakers in parallel to an 8 ohm stereo would have the same effect. For 30 watt 60 watt speakers max power handling 2x30 watt 60 watt there are two ways you can wire a two speaker cabinet. Jacks and jack plates are definitely important to ensure your guitar sounds its best.

Speaker wire has two conductors side by side not one in the center with a braided one around the outside. Jack plate for speaker cabinet black metal dual speakon this is a tough durable 1 2mm black oxide steel recessed jack plate with 2 neutrik nl4mp speakon connectors installed. Paralleled out jacks lastly the paralleled out jack found on the jack plate of most of our cabinets allows you to plug one cabinet into another in a parallel connection. Also included are four 8 x 3 4 black mounting screws.

Accepts a standard 1 4 plug and can be wired mono or stereo. The speakon connectors have 3 16 quick connect tabs on the back and four quick connect terminals for 18ga wire are included so no soldering is required. A home stereo for example may often list 6 16 ohms as being ok for use. I m going to use a switchcraft mono jack attached to the speaker cab by an l bracket and just wire it up to my speakers in parallel as shown here.

For example plugging one 8 ohm cabinet into the paralleled out of another 8 ohm cabinet will create a 4 ohm speaker load for your amplifier. Should this work fine.