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Topic: 18 gauge reverb cable? |
Tom Campbell
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Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2021 6:38 am |
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I plan on replacing the cables between my spring reverb unit and the pre-amp/power-amp.
Is a 18 gauge audio cable sufficient or do I need a heavier gauge cable? |
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J Fletcher
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London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 3 Feb 2021 7:14 am
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| 18 gauge seems more than sufficient, should be really well shielded . Not much power needed to drive the tank . Somewhere around 1/2 watt to 1 watt . |
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2021 10:42 am
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| Thanks for the info...ordering a pair this afternoon. |
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John Talbott
From:
Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 3 Feb 2021 12:35 pm
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Hi John
I see you are going to relocate your reverb pan to the bottom of the cabinet , and I am thinking that's why you are ordering some new cables , because the original ones are too short . I should mention that reverb pans that mount horizontally are of different design than those that mount vertically . Though for testing purpose , no problem . Jerry
Check out this info :
https://www.amplifiedparts.com/tech-articles/spring-reverb-tanks-explained-and-compared |
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John Talbott
From:
Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2021 6:51 pm 18 Gauge Reverb Cable
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Hi Jerry,
I appreciate the info, but I'm not relocating anything.
The reference to the Ken Fox post was related to what kind/gauge of cable to use for the reverb train.
Ciao fer now,
John T.
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2021 7:02 am
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Jerry,
The current reverb cables are long enough...in fact I took the reverb pan out of the cabinet and placed it as far away from the power amp as I could get and the hum went totally away.
A spring reverb placed in a small cabinet is not a good idea unless there is some way to totally isolate it from the power amp!!! |
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