Jensen speakers... stupid question

Matt Martin · Post by **Matt Martin** » 30 Jul 2003 3:26 pm

Does anyone know what's + and - on a Jensen Special Design C12Q. It's not marked and I'm ready to solder away. HELP!!! I'm sinking....

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 30 Jul 2003 3:32 pm

Matt--in the event that you can't get the answer here, go here and ask---
http://www.webervst.com/vstbbs/bbs.html

No registration necessary. Pretty helpful bunch and non-Weber questions are no problem.

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 30 Jul 2003 3:36 pm

Matt, use a 9 volt battery (or a 1.5 volt C or D cell). You can find the speaker polarity by quickly apply DC to the coil. When it is causes the speaker to move outward, you have found the correct polarity. When the + terminal of the battery is connected to the + terminal of the speaker it moves outward. JBL is an exception to the rule, a positive pressue on the positive terminal causes a rear going movement.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ken Fox on 30 July 2003 at 04:36 PM.]</p></FONT>

William Peters · Post by **William Peters** » 30 Jul 2003 3:54 pm

Matt,

If you only have one speaker it doesn't really matter. If you have more than one, it only matters that they are consistent.

BIll

Matt Martin · Post by **Matt Martin** » 30 Jul 2003 5:09 pm

Thanks guys, I got it figured out and it sounds great. I wired 2 speakers in parallel
and thru a Bandmaster Reverb head, it cranks like no tommorow. Yeehaa..........