Just picked up a 1966 stack, got a question

[acidvoodoo]

The cabs are in great condition but the speakers have been replaced with scumbacks. Can someone verify that each cab is wired for a 8ohm load? They both have one 8ohm M55 and one 8ohm M75 wired like this:

 

[Speeddemon]

The cabs are in great condition but the speakers have been replaced with scumbacks. Can someone verify that each cab is wired for a 8ohm load? They both have one 8ohm M55 and one 8ohm M75 wired like this:

Then it's impossible for them to have a total output of 8 Ohm per cab.
Either 4 Ohm (parallel) or 16 Ohm (serial) wiring internally.
By the way, did you get that set off Ebay (I posted a link for a full stack some days ago)? They look very clean!

(I'm extra headbanging as I'm listening to Clammy playin' [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4PuixxVc4"]Violence and Force in Kerkrade, NL (16-09-2010)[/ame] full blast!)

 

[acidvoodoo]

When I first saw them in person I though they were wired for 16ohms but the owner said each cab is 8ohms? I don't have a ton of experience with speaker wiring so I figured I'd ask.

 

[acidvoodoo]

(I'm extra headbanging as I'm listening to Clammy playin' Violence and Force in Kerkrade, NL (16-09-2010) full blast!)

NICE!

I saw them on craigs list, I was suppose to get them last weekend but couldn't make it, figured they be gone but seller still had them.

 

[GIBSON67]

From that pic, each 2x12 cab has them wired in a series. So 2x8 ohm speakers equals 16 ohms for each cab. Then 2 cabs in parallel equal 8 ohms total for both cabs together.

 

[acidvoodoo]

From that pic, each 2x12 cab has them wired in a series. So 2x8 ohm speakers equals 16 ohms for each cab. Then 2 cabs in parallel equal 8 ohms total for both cabs together.

Thanks!

 

[GIBSON67]

Best thing is to get out your multimeter and check. A 16 ohm cab would read around 13-14 ohms on a meter.

 

[VanR]

Yep series. 16 ohms.