Re: What's to chat about?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:35 am
Thanks for the great tips guys. I've only ever used spade bits in the past. Yet, I've never drilled from both sides to minimize tear out. Glad I asked!
himhimself wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:05 am Definitely better if you can drill from both sides. If not, but you can get a piece of scrap behind the drill location, screw from the front so it's pulled tight on the back side and then drill and it will help minimize the tearout as the spade comes out. Remove the screws and scrap and fill the holes when done.
As for wiring, I just routed independently from each of the 4 jacks into the driver chamber and connected to posts, then from there to the driver. I didn't do the 4 connector speakons, but you could do the same thing, just connecting the wires for the tops to separate posts so they are all tied together. There's a pic on my build thread, not copying in here for some reason...Finally took the took the time to open my t30s back up and connect all 4 speakons. Used a couple hanger bolts with wing nuts to connect the leads along with another short lead going to the driver. Now I can mix and match between between any of the cabinet inputs depending upon how and where I set them up. Should of done this ages ago. Oh well, better late than never.
So, how are you planning to use it? Only time I drag out my two 4-conductor cables is when I split the subs and am running 3 per side....SethRocksYou wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:48 pm 500' of four conductor 12 AWG for essentially 50¢/ft, delivered.
The larger gigs I've done, we've just rented QSC K series stuff... powered, no need for speaker wire. I've never really taken the subs and tops I have now seriously and have just used inexpensive zip wire. So, this is the first speaker wire I've had that's appropriate for pro audio. My intention is to use it the way the speaker plans suggest and I'm open to other options.Bruce Weldy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:39 am So, how are you planning to use it? Only time I drag out my two 4-conductor cables is when I split the subs and am running 3 per side....
Sounds like maybe we've been doing the same thing, using standard speaker wire. If you were closer I'd be happy to split it with ya. C'mon over. LOLCharles Jenkinson wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:36 am Rejoicing with you Seth!
...I'll maybe upgrade mine to proper cable some day.
There are many ways to run speaker cables. If you are always going to split subs and you want to run one cable to handle the sub and top combo, then using 4 conductor works fine. You can grab the extra two wires to run the tops.SethRocksYou wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:11 pm So, this is the first speaker wire I've had that's appropriate for pro audio. My intention is to use it the way the speaker plans suggest and I'm open to other options.
This first sub is going to get accompanied by a pair of 2x6 SLAPs and is going to be a gift for my dad. I'm not sure yet what number of what length cable's I'll make. What do you suggest? How would you portion this out?
Wow! I'll let some of those options marinate for a bit. Thanks for the awesome write-up Bruce!Bruce Weldy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:26 pm ...That's my 2 cents......or maybe more like a buck-fifty....
I'd love to meet up some day.SethRocksYou wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:35 pmSounds like maybe we've been doing the same thing, using standard speaker wire. If you were closer I'd be happy to split it with ya. C'mon over. LOLCharles Jenkinson wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:36 am Rejoicing with you Seth!
...I'll maybe upgrade mine to proper cable some day.
Charles Jenkinson wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:14 am Same as I want to send my lad over to work with Grant for a few months - find out how real men live.
Was thinking I'd do 8 conductor wire and SpeakOn's for stage monitors and be able to get 4 independent mixes on one cable run.Bruce Weldy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:26 pm ...Of course, depending on how many monitors you are running, you may want some more of varying lengths...