this is driving me insane

guitarmonky55 · February 20, 2005, 02:36:30 PM

ok i was cannibalizing an old early 80's stereo speaker cabinet for speakers(the woofers are torn to hell and the wiring got busted years ago, the cabs have been serving as stands for little glass tables with cloths draped over them lately) and inside the tone controls i found this thing:

what heck is it?(sorry for bad pic quality) ive searched the net high and low and found no answer.[/img]

JimRayden · February 20, 2005, 02:38:03 PM

Looks like a high wattage resistor to me.

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Jimbo

NaBo · February 20, 2005, 02:49:33 PM

possibly an axial-leaded cap? i've seen a few high val ones like that, but they were yellow

Pedal love · February 20, 2005, 02:50:50 PM

Thats what it is, a high wattage resistor.pl

guitarmonky55 · February 20, 2005, 02:56:43 PM

i was wondering if it was some kind of resistor. theres no markings, so do you just have to rely on a multimeter to find the value i guess?

interesting, but i guess a little useless for stompbox applications eh?

sir_modulus · February 20, 2005, 03:10:08 PM

I's a cement power resistor. It's bigger than 5 watts from the looks of it. I'd say measure it with a meter if there are no markings. They could be used in a tube amp bias circuit if the value is high enough.

Cheers,

Nish

j0shua · February 21, 2005, 02:45:15 AM

Sand Carbon Resistor ( 1,2,3,4,5 to 8 Watts at 40% ) .....

is used as a Speaker Filter......

mojotron · February 21, 2005, 03:04:36 AM

Ya, it's a big wattage (probably low resistance) resistor, I have had the same experience... Radio Shack actually carries some, you would have to measure it with a meter to know the right value to get.

If you do repair this, use something nonconductive and heat resistent to glue it down - the weight of those just causes the leads to break unless it is glued down.....

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this is driving me insane