Alan W
Well-known member
I just got (and will post about it after I’ve had another few weeks to get to know it better) a small combo amp, single ended, from about 5 watts to 15, depending on the tube used. It has a 10 inch speaker in it, which is what I wanted; but I also want to add the possibility of running an external cabinet instead. The way I would like to do this is to mount a single pole, switching Jack on the cabinet, and wire the original speaker to this, with one lead going to the prong that only is connected when there is no plug in the Jack.
I know as a circuit, this will work. I’m just concerned that the connection to the built in speaker is really just that small pressure point. (On the other hand, it’s that same sort of pressure point when you insert a plug.) My other concern is that, even though I “know” that leaving one lead (only) attached to a speaker should effectively remove it from the circuit, I may be missing something… And, since it AC, it shouldn’t matter which wire I use from the switch.
I know as a circuit, this will work. I’m just concerned that the connection to the built in speaker is really just that small pressure point. (On the other hand, it’s that same sort of pressure point when you insert a plug.) My other concern is that, even though I “know” that leaving one lead (only) attached to a speaker should effectively remove it from the circuit, I may be missing something… And, since it AC, it shouldn’t matter which wire I use from the switch.
