I will second Tom's advice , do any splicing inside the chassis. As an electrician I have spliced many extension cords and such, BUT it is not legal nor wise.. Inside the chassis is like a junction box, quite legal so go for it. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Christian To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:32 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Changing a power chord
Hello, My father gave me an old Fender PA that was used in a church in the 60s. I put it on my shelf and was someday going to check it out. It has 6 lines in with controls above each input for volume base, mid, and treble. I have not looked to see how many watts it is. But I plugged it in and it works. It is a tube amp and I am thrilled! I have a few questions. The power chord has some exposed wires as it comes out of the back . There is actually about 1 inch of wire with its insulation before the bare spots. Is it a good idea to cut the wire after the bare spot and attach a new chord, wrapping the wires with electrical tape (or something else)? Or do I need to take the amp a part to connect the wires on the inside? Any idea what it may look like on the inside, if I go that route? I need a speaker cabinet for the PA. It is only a head. Would making a speaker cabinet be a good wood working project? Since I play guitar, I am thinking of maybe 4 12 inch speakers. I have never built a speaker cabinet , but I think it might be a good project. It will probably be used for my drum machine and keyboards as well. So if you can give me some ideas about speakers, size, and whether this is a good idea or not are welcome. I only tested the amp with headphones. I think I will need to hook a speaker up to test the out put before thinking of building a speaker cabinet. I appreciate any comments or suggestions. Keith [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
