spectoremg Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) [attachment=190375:IMG_0802.JPG][attachment=190376:IMG_0803.JPG][attachment=190377:IMG_0804.JPG] Ladies and gents, Could someone help me with the backplate on my Ashdown ABM 2x15? ie what all the sockets do? Many thanks. Edited October 4, 2015 by spectoremg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Gives you the choice of standard jack plug or the more modern Neutrik speakon type. Think that's all it is. Edited April 24, 2015 by gary mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 They're all inputs, probably wired in parallel. Two jacks and one speakon. They would also act as a link to another cab, although I wouldn't recommend playing with this as your cab is 4 ohm impedance. Most amps have 4 ohms as the minimum impedance they'll work with. Adding another 4 ohm cab (in parallel as it usually is) would take the load down to 2 ohms - not many amps like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Cheers guys. I'm happy with the ohmage thing and I was pretty sure that the two jacks were an in and out for a second cab. If I ever do that I'll get one of those series cables and halve my output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 I'm wondering why there are two blacks and two reds going in to the enclosure. Unless there is a separate feed to the tweeter (with no cross-over) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Could be wired in parallelCCcProbably wired in parallel. Would explain the 4 ohm impedance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 There isn't a tweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 One pair of cables for each speaker. They're wired in parallel at the socket end, presumably to make manufacture a bit quicker and easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1430422765' post='2761370'] One pair of cables for each speaker. They're wired in parallel at the socket end, presumably to make manufacture a bit quicker and easier. [/quote]That's interesting? (and confusing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1430500975' post='2762141'] That's interesting? (and confusing). [/quote] Not the first time I've been described like that. To get two speakers in parallel you can either join them together at the speaker end or the socket end. Joining them at the speaker end in a front loaded cab is more awkward than just gathering the two cables at the backplate and soldering them in one hit. It also means that you still have a connection to one speaker if one of the cables fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Ok thanks guys, stop now, I dipped my 11+ as a kid and my brain hurts I'll have the bugger to bits sometime though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hi Mark, All the connectors on the back of the cab are internally connected together, so you have a choice of inputs to use.. The speakers are connected in parallel internally so you get a 4 ohm cab.. Regards, Guy Morel Service Engineer Ashdown Design and Marketing Ltd Had this reply today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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