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Title: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: VOLVO))) on February 26, 2012, 05:34:09 PM
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What gives? They all read roughly 8 ohms, 'cept for the blown one... which reads nothing. (Duh)

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Title: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: Mr. Foxen on February 26, 2012, 05:39:35 PM
Have you got the gear to do an impedance sweep? Might jsut be seeing the difference between nominal impedance and resistance, although with such a common speaker, I'd guess it would be a known thing. Hiwatt fanes are quite far off their nominal if you measure resistance.
Title: Re: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: VOLVO))) on February 26, 2012, 05:42:55 PM
Negative Oli. I just rechecked all of them with a fresh battery in the meter. 10.2 which is closer to the 12 they should be reading. Just broken in, I guess. Either way, 16ohm replacement?

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Title: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: Mr. Foxen on February 26, 2012, 06:01:41 PM
10.2 sounds a familiar number from when I've measured speakers, which were likely those. Shouldn't be hard to pick up another one the same, they come in everything.
Title: Re: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: VOLVO))) on February 26, 2012, 06:32:36 PM
Yeah, not worried aboot it, just a littke surprised they're that much off from the label.

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Title: Re: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: VOLVO))) on February 26, 2012, 06:40:56 PM
In other news, these marshall 1960s are built like utter shit.

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Title: Re: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: VOLVO))) on February 26, 2012, 06:49:08 PM
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FUCKING SCREW GUN DIED.

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Title: Re: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: Discö Rice on February 26, 2012, 07:20:58 PM
Quote from: SunnO))) on February 26, 2012, 06:49:08 PM
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FUCKING SCREW GUN DIED.

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Title: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: Metal and Beer on February 26, 2012, 09:35:15 PM
The old(er) 1960's were plenty stout compared to many, is that a newer'n ?

Screw gun? You know you're old when you regard those things as luxurys. Get to twistin' by hand, then walk uphill both ways to school by cracky ! :P
Title: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: bitter on February 26, 2012, 09:44:43 PM
Yeah! That reminds me, I need to start a carpenter-core band called Awl by Hand

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Title: Re: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: Pundan on February 27, 2012, 12:14:36 AM
Quote from: Discö Rice on February 26, 2012, 07:20:58 PM
Quote from: SunnO))) on February 26, 2012, 06:49:08 PM
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FUCKING SCREW GUN DIED.

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Haha I love it, I own one of those cabs as well they're a pain in the ass to get open.
Title: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: VOLVO))) on February 27, 2012, 12:53:12 AM
Everything was loose inside of it, too.
Title: Re: Why is this fucker reading 8 ohms?
Post by: clockwork green on February 27, 2012, 03:20:33 AM
My 1960a is a dozen or so years old. The impedance selector thing melted one night so I removed it and just hardwired everything to the jack. The casters suck so I replaced them with those nice ones Mesa uses. I had weird resonant frequencies so I lined the inside with foam and added a bunch more screws...sounds great now (with Weber Michigan's) but it's been a work in progress for years.