Using broken Hartke combo as cab

Staredge · #1 10-18-2011, 04:52 PM

Please excuse the newbie........he means well.

I was given a Hartke Kickback 15 during a trade. It gets power, but no sound from either of the outputs. I'm planning on having it checked out, but in case it can't be fixed (or fixed economically) can I use it as a cab for a different head unit? Any issues/considerations I should be aware of when doing this??

TheRealKong · #2 10-18-2011, 05:13 PM

I use the cab of a fadet SWR Redhead as a 210-cab. Had Problems with the tweeter, who is controled by the amp. But my tech fixed it by installing the control pad of a crashed-.up SWR 212 Workingpro. Works fine for me.

Just make sure what impedance this "cab" has - and be sure there is a connector so You can hook it to an amp. For losing weight it may be sensefull to get the amp out of the combo...

Staredge · #3 10-19-2011, 05:14 PM

The speaker plugs into the back of the amp section as it is, so thats not a problem. I'll make sure to match impedance (think it's 8 ohm). SHould I stay in the same power range, or will bumping up be ok? Was looking at the GK Backline 600...possibly the Micro SVT.