Cabinet won't work

[kbakerde]

Hey, So I posted a previous thread about redoing my bass cabinet in Duratex, as part of that project, I replaced the jack panel, jack and the wiring inside the cabinet. I have rewired a lot of guitars, I have rewired cabinets, I have added a jack to a combo amp that allows me to use it as a cabinet.

All those went fine, but this time, I plug it up to make sure everything works, and no sound. I plug the head into my combo/cabinet and it works fine, so the problem is obviously with my wiring on the cabinet. One thing I can think of is the wire. I just used some 18 guage wire I got from radio shack. I soldered a red wire to the tip, black to the sleeve lug, and twisted them to plug them into the speaker in the red and black terminal.

But I literally get no sound. Looking for any recommendations. Thank you.

[CL400Peavey]

Did you use 1/4" or speakon jacks?

[kbakerde]

1/4". This is for an old Tube amp

[kbakerde]

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[Bass_Pounder]

Have you tested the speaker itself to make sure it works ?

Is the 1/4 female you used a mono jack, or did you possibly buy a stereo or interupting jack and have the wrong connection for the sleeve ?

If all else fails, I would simply test each run of wire for continuity - it is possible to have a break in the middle somewhere.

[BassmanPaul]

OR if the drivers have spring clips for connection you have the insulation in the clip. This means no connection made.

[wcriley]

Or...
Are the wires soldered to the driver terminals?
Overheating while soldering can cause problems.

[B-string]

Originally Posted by wcriley

Or...
Are the wires soldered to the driver terminals?
Overheating while soldering can cause problems.

Good point! I have seen overheating of the terminals cause loss of connection to the tensile leads.