You can if you match impedance
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16 ohms and 16 ohms = 8 ohms, you plug them both into the 8ohm jacks
Okay you can’t use the internal speaker because it’s 16 ohms and set your cab to 8 ohm stereo and plug it into the 8 ohm jack
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
This.
OP
Two 8Ω Outs on the amps - Two 8Ω Inputs on the cabinet - Run two cables, connecting BOTH outputs to both inputs???
Or???
You kind of have me stumped there Robert, because I don’t know how those switchable jacks work, I have never had them , but what I know is that 1 speaker cable from 8 ohms out to one 8 ohms in on your cab is what you want.
OP
I've only used this cabinet once in the past 5 years - live at Mojave Wasteland Weekend 2018 - and I ran it with Line 6 HD75 with one cable into one of the 8ohm jacks... and it worked great in that capacity... but I've never driven it with the DSL40C.
It will probably (most definitely) scream with the dsl40c, just make sure you unhook the internal speaker.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
That will run only two of the 4 speakers. To use all 4 you will need to run two cables, one from each 8-ohm output to one of the 2 8-ohm inputs. Looks like if you run a single cable to one of the mono inputs you will be at 4 ohms, which equals
Ok poop I learn something every day, as my first post on this matter says, I am stumped, glad Robert didn’t melt the amp, don’t like them stereo cabs I tell ya.That will run only two of the 4 speakers. To use all 4 you will need to run two cables, one from each 8-ohm output to one of the 2 8-ohm inputs. Looks like if you run a single cable to one of the mono inputs you will be at 4 ohms, which equals
RobV
Ambassador of Bedroom Wankery
Why wouldn't it drive a 4x12? Ain't that much less than a DSL50, more power than an AC30? And it wouldn't be hard to make a head out of it. All you have to do is match ohms on the output section. My DSL20HR I can't use my 2 Celestion 8ohm's unless I use only 1. So I moved them to the TSA, that thing can take anything! Thinking about greenbacks though.
That is an 82' 4210 combo converted into a head.
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OP
That will run only two of the 4 speakers. To use all 4 you will need to run two cables, one from each 8-ohm output to one of the 2 8-ohm inputs. Looks like if you run a single cable to one of the mono inputs you will be at 4 ohms, which equals
Got it. That makes sense. Thank you for the clarification.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Why wouldn't it drive a 4x12? Ain't that much less than a DSL50, more power than an AC30? And it wouldn't be hard to make a head out of it. All you have to do is match ohms on the output section. My DSL20HR I can't use my 2 Celestion 8ohm's unless I use only 1. So I moved them to the TSA, that thing can take anything! Thinking about greenbacks though.
That is an 82' 4210 combo converted into a head.
Oh, it'll drive it. I can split your spleen with a 25-watt Mesa into a 4x12 Recto cab.
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
Doesn't your DSL manual cover these scenarios?
OP
I dont recall seeing that.
....so, according to the labeling on Robert’s Jackson cab(a few posts in, on page one of this thread), the only compatible scenario is to plug a single speaker cable from the 8Ohm output(#8 in the manual screenshot above) of the DSL40...in to the 8Ohm input, one of the two labeled “stereo”, of his Jackson cabinets(and disconnecting the DSL internal speaker), resulting in 2 X 12 inch speakers becoming active.
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I just got home from working, and have fired up the grill...I couldn’t look up the manual for Robert’s amp for him any sooner today.
RobV
Ambassador of Bedroom Wankery
And for the record I am kicking myself for letting that JCM800 go. It is the 1st year channel switcher and people didn't like it, the gain was a little fizzy although my red channel had an issue and only the green worked right. But I ran into a video last night of a modded version that blew my socks off...…
I never got to use the red channel...