sda pin/ blade

rwaters
rwaters Posts: 2
edited March 2004 in Speakers
Rookie needs help on fabricating pin/ blade connector for newly purchased 1cs. I will be grateful for any info.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    Welcome ...

    Post or PM me your e-mail address and I can send you a pdf of the schematic for the A1 interconect. It's for use with non-common ground amps. If your amp is common ground, just leave out the transformer...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • rwaters
    rwaters Posts: 2
    edited March 2004
    Thanks tour2ma for your help on the 1c pin/blade connecter.
    By the way, the 6511 drivers are in. Polk has them in stock as of 3/17. Thanks again.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    You've got mail...

    And sorry, should have said welcome to posting... :D
    More later,
    Tour...
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    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,773
    edited March 2004
    Tour,
    Can you send me that as well?

    vr3mxxtrmespl2k3@hotmail.com

    Thanks!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    On it's way...
    More later,
    Tour...
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    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Larry Chanin
    Larry Chanin Posts: 601
    edited March 2004
    Hi Guys,

    I've got a question regarding SDA-1Cs and the interconnect cable. Perhaps you could clear up some confusion I'm having.

    I bought my 1Cs new and have the original interconnect cable. What I'm confused about is the connections are blade/blade, not blade/pin.

    Do I have some sort of fluke?

    I'd like to make a very long interconnect. Do you know where I can find the blade/blade connectors?

    Thanks in advance.

    Larry
    Larry's Home Theater
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2004
    I am unsure of what 6511's you have purchased, but they are not in stock to the best of my knowledge. CS stated an April window of availability.

    The blade/blade is still available from Polk, but that would be stock length. If you wish to manufacture your own, one that is longer, then all you need is speaker wire, and a couple spade terminals.

    That would be very odd, as my 1C's have pin/blade. Are you sure you have 1C's? I know you bought them new, it's just to confirm. Pop your PR out, and look at the crossover....there should be a model designator on the board. I found mine to be different from the SDA1C schematic, tho' it is an SDA1C. I have all the schematics for SDA's, drop me a line if you would like to go piece by piece. You may simply have a "thrown" together speaker, which in those days, would not be uncommon.
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  • Larry Chanin
    Larry Chanin Posts: 601
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by dorokusai

    The blade/blade is still available from Polk, but that would be stock length. If you wish to manufacture your own, one that is longer, then all you need is speaker wire, and a couple spade terminals.

    Hi,

    Thanks again for your assistance. I think I'll start looking for some suitable spade terminals to make a DIY interface.
    That would be very odd, as my 1C's have pin/blade. Are you sure you have 1C's? I know you bought them new, it's just to confirm. Pop your PR out, and look at the crossover....there should be a model designator on the board. I found mine to be different from the SDA1C schematic, tho' it is an SDA1C. I have all the schematics for SDA's, drop me a line if you would like to go piece by piece. You may simply have a "thrown" together speaker, which in those days, would not be uncommon.

    Here's a photo of my Polk Audio SDA-1C. You'll see that it's a genuine SDA-1C.

    Since my posting I did more research and found an old Polk communication at The McGowan Bros. Polk/SDA Page

    The document entitled "INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE SDA NON-COMMON GROUND AMPLIFIER INTERFACE" states:
    NOTE: Some early units of SDA-1C and all units of SDA-1B require plug adapters and some internal modification of the crossover to be used with the Non-Common Amplifier Interface. the effect SDA-1C units can be identified by serial numbers as

    Right Channel #6001 through #6310 and #6501 through #6678
    Left Channel #5975 through #6370 and #6532 through #6656

    My serial number are #6065 and #6053 respectively. So it looks to me that the early SDA-1Cs not only can't be used with the A1 Interface without modifying the crossovers, (like the other older SDAs) but they also are fitted with the older blade/blade interface connections.

    Thanks for your interest.

    Larry
    Larry's Home Theater
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited March 2004
    That's a cool little Yahoo Group ... lots of pictures, doc and other good stuff.
    Rick
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2004
    The site was dead for a long time, nice to see it open again.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by dorokusai
    The site was dead for a long time, nice to see it open again.

    could this be a design effort?

    Twin
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