specialist speakon

[la bam]

Hi all,

does anyone know where i can buy a made up speakon lead that is:

+1 POS

+2 NEG

so i can run my qsc rmx 1450 in bridged mode?

thanks in advance.

[TheGreek]

@obbm?

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

Make your own. I can't imagine anything more easy than making Speakon cables. You will want to use colored adhesive tape, paint or some other method of identifying the amp connection versus the speaker connection.

[la bam]

So would it just be:

amp end = POS +1 and NEG +2.

and then at the other end = whatever the NLF2 cable is wired as?

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

If you have an NLF2 connector there's no choice on how to wire it, there being only 1+ and 1- poles. It's only with the NLF4 connector that you have 1+,1-, 2+ and 2- poles.

[la bam]

yes, so i could wire the amp end +1 and +2 = but what would i wire the cab end?

[obbm]

46 minutes ago, la bam said:

yes, so i could wire the amp end +1 and +2 = but what would i wire the cab end?

Use an NLF4 wired 1+/2+ at the amp end

and

NLF2 wired 1+/1- at the cab end.

You can get NLF4 Speakons with coloured shells so pick a colour that makes it obvious that it's different and also label that end of the cable.

[la bam]

That's great, thanks.

[Chienmortbb]

If you want one made let me know.

[la bam]

I managed to get a speakon today to rewire.

Its a NLT4FX.

but, i cant for the life of me work out how to open it, it seems like a metal version of the usual speakons?

any ideas?

[kodiakblair]

14 minutes ago, la bam said:

I managed to get a speakon today to rewire.

Its a NLT4FX.

but, i cant for the life of me work out how to open it, it seems like a metal version of the usual speakons?

any ideas?

All the info you need is here.

 

https://www.neutrik.com/en/product/nlt4fx

[fleabag]

2 hours ago, la bam said:

I managed to get a speakon today to rewire.

Its a NLT4FX.

but, i cant for the life of me work out how to open it, it seems like a metal version of the usual speakons?

any ideas?

The speakons with a metal sliding locking "thumb " switch are easy. It's those feckers with the round grey locking collar that are the real pain. I stopped buying those

[Chienmortbb]

On 21/10/2018 at 21:48, obbm said:

Use an NLF4 wired 1+/2+ at the amp end

and

NLF2 wired 1+/1- at the cab end.

You can get NLF4 Speakons with coloured shells so pick a colour that makes it obvious that it's different and also label that end of the cable.

Excellent advice. I recently made up a box for a 100V line transformer and put the input on an NLF2/2way socket and the output (100V Line) on an NLF4/4way socket wired 2+2- as recommended by Neutrik).