My Fireball has a new friend...

[Mordor]

...called single rectifier!Waiting for the shipping now! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Cleveland Metal]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

What a team! [img]/images/graemlins/band.gif[/img]

[Mordor]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

Hey John,can I plug the 8ohm output in the 16ohm input of my cabinet?

[Cleveland Metal]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

I would REALLY not do that bro... Very hard on the transformers.

If the amp isn't switchable, I would have to recommend rewiring the cab. Not as bad as it sounds really...

[horns666]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

yes, for the love of baby Jesus..do not do that!!! [img]/images/graemlins/what.gif[/img]

[srommes]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

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Hey John,can I plug the 8ohm output in the 16ohm input of my cabinet?

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That's actually fine to do. You just don't want to plug your amp into anything less than 8 ohms. ie
8 ohm amp into 8 or 16 ohm cab - FINE
8 ohm cab into 4 or 2 ohm cab - NO, could fry amps transformer.

[Cleveland Metal]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

I hear ya and I realize it is definitely the lesser of the impedance mismatching evils and doesn't put the load on the transformers that plugging in a 2 or 4 ohm load into it would of course.. Have I done it with no ill effect? Certainly. Technically, I guess it shouldn't bother it as it isn't as much of a load of course. The amp won't respond the way it would to a matched load though (IMO).

Would I do it generally? Not if I can really help it.

It's just that can't really "recommend" someone doing it. When it comes to offering advise, I will play by the book and I prefer Impedance mathing when pricey tube amps are involved.

[DSS3]

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Yeah; mesa even says in their manuals that an uphill impedance push is fine, but pushing too much from the amp into too small on the cab is a no-no.

[skarhead]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

IIRC you can put a 8ohm out into a 16ohm cab without any problems - my buddy is running his triamp with two cabs ( v30 h&k and a ashdown fallen angel cab v30 loaded - the second one is 16ohm's)

[jgcable]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

That is a totally acceptable mismatch according to Mesa.

[Cleveland Metal]

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Mesa also likes you to buy their tubes!!! Do you? Hehe...

[horns666]

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I like to keep things nice and safe..I'm not a betting man.

you know why..

cuz I'm a sore loser.. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[khabibissell]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

Cool! Single Rec's are great, I love mine.

[Mordor]

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Eheh,ok guys,thank you all!I knew that if the load is bigger than the actual output level there should be no problem..just a lower volume.IIRC my cab should have also a 4ohm mono input...never used it though.Will it be louder using the 4ohm output?

[jgcable]

Re: My Fireball has a new friend...

Going up in impedance does nothing but affect your output. It doesn't do squat to the amp. Actually, it will allow you to push the amp a little harder which is always a good thing for a tube amp. Unless you gig everynight and play everyday, all day long.. don't worry about wearing out your tubes. The difference is nominal.