DIY speaker mod- Newbie Needs Advice.


There is a simple mod I want to try on my Snell speakers. It involves removing the attenuation knob on the rear of this speaker and bypassing the fuse. The tech said to replace this with a 1 ohm resistor. I am not kit builder but, thing I should be able to do the soldering. I do not know anything about the part. Can I just get any 1 ohm resistor at radio shack or is one type better than another?
Thanks in advance.
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Showing 1 response by sidssp

Blueskiespbd, I don't have Snell speaker so I don't know what that fuse is for.
But whatever it is, you can't just replace a fuse with any 1 ohm resistor
without knowing how much current will pass through it. If the current is high,
you will need a high wattage resistor or you will be looking at a burn out
rather than burn in.

I am not against mod but I think too many of us assume we know better than
the equipment designer. I can tell you from experience that most of us aren't
smarter nor do we know more.

Unless you know exactly what is going on, I sincerely suggest you stay away
from mod.