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Permalink Reply by Andy Busch on February 16, 2022 at 8:03am

Hi guys. Again, thanks for the advice. One more Q: the speaker pictured is 8 inches in diameter. Would an Artec rig with an 9 volt battery have enough power to make the speaker work decent? And, would I need to change batteries often?

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on February 16, 2022 at 8:38am

Any speaker more than 2.5 watts will work fine, the speaker that comes with the full kit is 3” and 3 watts. A bigger speaker with higher wattage will give more headroom which will result in a smoother sounding amp? Also, these amps have a low current draw, so they don’t burn through batteries so fast. Another option is  to piggyback a power jack off the battery connector so you can use a power adapter? Basically you’ll just solder 3 wires from the jack, one to the 9v in, one to 9v out & one to ground? I have simple diagrams for this kind of conversion if you need them? 

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Permalink Reply by Andy Busch on February 16, 2022 at 9:07am

Brian: I may take you up on that. I’ll reach out when the time comes. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on February 16, 2022 at 9:26am

Here’s that diagram, you can use this for 9v amps & effects pedals or whatever uses a 9v style battery snap?

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Permalink Reply by Andy Busch on February 16, 2022 at 1:55pm

Thanks so much. I’ll print it out and save it for when I’m on two feet again (long story). Time to stop being intimidated by electronics!

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