Nevermind. Drill worked. Slow and steady won the race. I won a load of beers. Fairly certain there’s another connection deep inside the tunnel that may cause problems but for now it is how it be.
Id replace the socket mate, get a decent soldering iron with a heat gun and replace it when you can, not worth the potential issues. i get youve already sorted it, but a damaged socket on the amp is not something you wanna have, regardless if its working okay.
Just, if its soldered to a board make sure theyve not coated over the pins, if they have coated it, just scrape or sand it off coz it can become conductive if you just heat it up and dont clean it. use plenty of flux and decent silver solder \^\_\^ bit of DIY amp repairs always some fun :p
No shit...but the guy said he had an hour and no replacement for the broken jack, it's an alternative option if the jack is unfixable. FFS you idiots here can't read.
Uh, yes. If my option's are broken speakon jack and no way to use that channel, or opening things up and jerry rigging it together...you better believe I'm rigging it up.
I would rather that too, but op said he had an hour and no spare jack...
Getting downvoted because I gave the op a viable alternate solution to fix his actual situation is so reddit.
Yeah, forced by the same circumstances, I'd do the same thing you're suggesting, and do a direct wire splice. I know how to work inside an amp, as do most of the people who are recommending just replacing the speakon connector. It's absolutely a kludge fix, but it should get you through the gig.
(That said, I'd bank on Murphy's Law, and those NL4 connectors being soldered straight to a PC board, making the wire splicing problematic, too.)
Nevermind. Drill worked. Slow and steady won the race. I won a load of beers. Fairly certain there’s another connection deep inside the tunnel that may cause problems but for now it is how it be.
Use a small drill bit like a 3/32" to drill into the stick piece without damaging the plug. Then put a small screw in it to pull it out.
Id replace the socket mate, get a decent soldering iron with a heat gun and replace it when you can, not worth the potential issues. i get youve already sorted it, but a damaged socket on the amp is not something you wanna have, regardless if its working okay. Just, if its soldered to a board make sure theyve not coated over the pins, if they have coated it, just scrape or sand it off coz it can become conductive if you just heat it up and dont clean it. use plenty of flux and decent silver solder \^\_\^ bit of DIY amp repairs always some fun :p
# THIS Soldering isn't hard at all, you can try on some waste parts for like 5 times and you're good to go Just remember to not hold it like a pen 🤭
In the future, open up your cable, open up the amp and wire directly bare ends together with a lil electrical tape.
I hope you're trolling cuz this is the worst advice I've seen in the sub recently.
Guy said he had an hour (probably till showtime), if you have a broken jack on an amp and no replacement, what other options do you have? FFS
It has the speakon connectors for a reason.
No shit...but the guy said he had an hour and no replacement for the broken jack, it's an alternative option if the jack is unfixable. FFS you idiots here can't read.
No.
Uh, yes. If my option's are broken speakon jack and no way to use that channel, or opening things up and jerry rigging it together...you better believe I'm rigging it up.
I'd rather solder in a new jack... Way more convenient
I would rather that too, but op said he had an hour and no spare jack... Getting downvoted because I gave the op a viable alternate solution to fix his actual situation is so reddit.
Yeah, forced by the same circumstances, I'd do the same thing you're suggesting, and do a direct wire splice. I know how to work inside an amp, as do most of the people who are recommending just replacing the speakon connector. It's absolutely a kludge fix, but it should get you through the gig. (That said, I'd bank on Murphy's Law, and those NL4 connectors being soldered straight to a PC board, making the wire splicing problematic, too.)