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seanmcdonald
09-20-2007, 09:48 AM
I recently acquired an Avatar G112 (1x12) traditional cab (empty/speakerless) and a Hellatone 30 speaker (16 ohm). Could someone provide step-wise directions for installing the speaker? Apparently the cab has all the hardware required to do this, but all Avatar can tell me is "remove the front grill, drop the speaker in from the front, done, easy". Isn't there quite a bit involved with connecting the speaker wires to the jacks on the cab? Thanks in advance for your help with this.
seanmcdonald
09-21-2007, 07:11 AM
Bump...can anyone offer some advice here?
Mike9
09-21-2007, 07:20 AM
If it's new from Avatar then the jack should be prewired.

1 - Take off the grill and fish the speaker wire with the spade connectors out.

2 - Attach them to your speaker + to + and - to - (The positive will be soldered to the clip lug of the jack)

3 - Drop the speaker in the port and screw to baffle with the provided hardware.

4 - Rock out.
seanmcdonald
09-21-2007, 06:30 PM
Thanks! I'm not sure what a spade connector or a clip lug or a baffle is, but hopefully it's self-evident. Thanks again!
Dave C
09-21-2007, 07:22 PM
The baffle is the board in front of the cabinet with the hole that the speaker gets attached to. The spade connector is the female part pictured below that attaches to the speaker terminals.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j310/kemo6178/n22anspadeconnector.jpg
strumminsix
09-21-2007, 08:14 PM
FTR I usually solder my speaker connections.
Only way to ensure the connection will not slip.
But do this only when you are 100% sure of your connection.
seanmcdonald
09-23-2007, 06:56 AM
How do I know which lug is the "tip" on the mono jack, so I can connect this to the positive terminus on the speaker (and then connect the other lug on the jack to the negative terminus on the speaker)?
strumminsix
09-23-2007, 11:06 AM
How do I know which lug is the "tip" on the mono jack, so I can connect this to the positive terminus on the speaker (and then connect the other lug on the jack to the negative terminus on the speaker)?

2 ways that i know of:
1 - look at the jack and you can tell with most
2 - put a guitar cable in the jack (do not connect to the amp!) and do a continuity test with a meter