Any forseeable problems with laying some smallish (speaker & subwoofer)
cables under the carpet, at the edge?

Between the gripper and the wall/skirting, or inside the gripper,
potentially leaving a gap in the underlay?

Chris Bartram wrote:
Any forseeable problems with laying some smallish (speaker & subwoofer)
cables under the carpet, at the edge?

Between the gripper and the wall/skirting, or inside the gripper,
potentially leaving a gap in the underlay?

No. often done it this way.

On Jun 22, 10:29*pm, Chris Bartram
wrote:
Any forseeable problems with laying some smallish (speaker & subwoofer)
cables under the carpet, at the edge?

Between the gripper and the wall/skirting, or inside the gripper,
potentially leaving a gap in the underlay?

not really, as long as its not underrated causing a fire risk.


NT

On Jun 23, 1:53 am, Tabby wrote:
On Jun 22, 10:29 pm, Chris Bartram
wrote:

Any forseeable problems with laying some smallish (speaker & subwoofer)
cables under the carpet, at the edge?

Between the gripper and the wall/skirting, or inside the gripper,
potentially leaving a gap in the underlay?

not really, as long as its not underrated causing a fire risk.

NT

er.... speaker cables = fire risk = more hysteria

is your mission to assist or frustrate?

Jim K

On Jun 23, 10:02*am, Jim K wrote:
On Jun 23, 1:53 am, Tabby wrote:

On Jun 22, 10:29 pm, Chris Bartram
wrote:

Any forseeable problems with laying some smallish (speaker & subwoofer)
cables under the carpet, at the edge?

Between the gripper and the wall/skirting, or inside the gripper,
potentially leaving a gap in the underlay?

not really, as long as its not underrated causing a fire risk.

NT

er.... speaker cables = fire risk = more hysteria

is your mission to assist or frustrate?

He's probably got shares in Russ Andrews.

MBQ

Fire risk from speaker cables? Really?

Bert

Bert Coules wrote:
Fire risk from speaker cables? Really?

Bert

it is JUST possible :-)

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

it is JUST possible :-)

Perhaps if you were to light a match and apply it to one end of the cable...

Bert

Bert Coules wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

it is JUST possible :-)

Perhaps if you were to light a match and apply it to one end of the
cable...

Bert

Well a flat out 400W RMS system into 4ohms is pushing 10 amps RMS.

you might get a piece of bell wire to catch fire at that level.


I've certainly seen loudspeaker voice coils at least smouldering..at
those sorts of levels, in my time.

A colleague once recounted how, when he worked at Marshall's, they got a
cabinet so badly damaged that the only decent thing to do was to remove
the front grille and apply the mains to the whole assembly. It was
interesting for almost a second before the loudspeakers self destructed
- what was left of them, anyway.

On 23/06/2011 11:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Bert Coules wrote:
Fire risk from speaker cables? Really?

Bert

it is JUST possible :-)
It could be a *very* powerful amp....

Bert Coules wrote:

Fire risk from speaker cables? Really?

Bert

I suppose it depends whether the OP has a 15W HIFI with efficient speakers
(my dad had a 25W system with 15W speakers and you needed the /10 button in
all the time or it blew your face off)

or

a 1000W ear-buster gig rated system?

--
Tim Watts

Bert Coules wrote:

Fire risk from speaker cables? Really?

Well, unless your name is Hammond, and the installation is in a
garden shed, I wouldn't worry very much.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


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