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Wiring up a new 15" speaker [message #4125] Tue, 27 April 2004 17:32 Anonymous I have a new Weber 15" speaker to put in a single 15" cabinet.....dumb question---do I have to make sure that the pos lead from the speaker jack goes to the positive terminal on the speaker and vice versa? Or does it really matter in a single speaker cabinet? How do I tell which is the positive lead terminal off of the speaker jack if I need to make sure the pos lead wire goes to the pos terminal on the speaker?? THX all! Report message to a moderator

Re: Wiring up a new 15" speaker [message #4128 is a reply to message #4125] Tue, 27 April 2004 18:03   LesS Messages: 477 Registered: December 2002 Senior Member no but I would still wire it the right way just in case you ever connect a second speaker cabinet. The positive speaker terminal should be wired to the tip terminal of the jack (which is the one the tip of the plug connects to when you plug it in.) Report message to a moderator

Re: Wiring up a new 15" speaker [message #4360 is a reply to message #4125] Mon, 14 June 2004 23:08 KustomBlues Messages: 490 Registered: June 2001 Location: Michigan Senior Member Actually, the correct way to wire this depends on the speaker you have. You want to make sure that when positive voltage is applied the speaker cone moves outward. So, take a 9 volt battery and touch the poles to the wires, positive to positive, and neg to neg and watch the front of the speaker. If the cone moves out towards the front then wire the tip of the jack to the positive (red) wire. If when you do this battery test, it moves backwards, then hook the neg to the positive and recheck. Either way, your goal is to get the speaker to move out towards the front of the cab when you apply voltage. That is so the phase of the speaker wil be right and sound the best. Report message to a moderator

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