[Jukebox-list] Drive In Movie Speakers

Sun Feb 25 03:08:08 PST 2007

Jackie,

I will be looking forward to seeing the finished
speakers.  I worked at two Drive-In Theaters all
through high school and before.  They were a special
place and even in Phoenix, AZ we kids could steam up
the car windows!  I see the speaker set-ups at car
shows sometimes and people play the car radio through
them.  

Radio Shack is a mere shell of what it used to be.  It
is sad to let go of some things.  Another company that
was great was Heathkit.  I still look for their stuff,
especially un-built kits.  I used to buy parts from a
company called WICO for my jukebox collection.  I
still have some catalogs and tools from them.  I bet
the jukebox suppliers hated them because of all the
parts and conversions they sold.

David Wendell
dwaw12 at yahoo.com

--- Jackie <etreble7 at verizon.net> wrote:

> David,
> Those speakers sound awesome!  I got mine open and
> as expected, the speakers 
> were trashed.  I went to my local "friendly" Radio
> Shack, they could not 
> have been any more unpleasant.  Started with selling
> me a cell phone, then 
> new computer monitor so when I drug out my 2- 4"
> trashed speakers the guy 
> was NOT happy.  Turns out, they don't carry those
> anymore anyway.     I told 
> him I needed other things but would buy them
> somewhere else, cranky!!
> 
> So, they are looking really good.  They were blasted
> but I think I will 
> paint them anyway.  I found some speakers on line so
> I ordered those and the 
> stand my friend  is working on sounds great, but I
> haven't seen it yet.  We 
> switched from a car tire to a motorcycle tire, I
> think the smaller size will 
> look better.  Anyway, I will post some pics when
> it's all done.
> 
> I know what you mean about "it's a fun thing",
> Jackie
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "david wendell" <dwaw12 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Jukebox mailing list"
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> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Drive In Movie Speakers
> 
> 
> > The Drive In Speakers made me think of a set I had
> a
> > few years ago and just let get away.  I used PVC
> for a
> > pole and a gumball machine for a base.  I had the
> top
> > box where the speakers hang and this one was
> equipped
> > with a light (EPRAD).  I used a dropping
> transformer
> > to light the light and fitted a transistor radio
> into
> > the top box so it would play through the speakers.
>  I
> > replaced the radio on/off switch with a pull
> switch so
> > it could be turned on/off by pulling the chain. 
> The
> > battery lasted quite a while even with the large
> > speakers.  It was a fun thing.
> >
> > David Wendell
> > dwaw12 at yahoo.com
> > --- Ron Rich <ronnnrich at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Jackie,
> >>   As I attempted to "splain you" before, you are
> >> mis-reading the manual. Those numbers, printed on
> >> the amp terminal strip, are "wattage taps" not
> >> "ohms". You need to calculate the amount of
> "power"
> >> that you are using, and adjust the speakers on
> those
> >> screws so that you are not attempting to use more
> >> than the amp can deliver. You can have more then
> one
> >> speaker connected to any screw, but you can not
> >> exceed the rated output (in watts) of the amp
> >> without risk of  "blowing" the amp. That amp is
> >> rated in a "phony  music power rating" of 40
> watts.
> >> The real RMS rating is closer to 25 watts per
> >> channel. Keep that in mind while doing
> calculations.
> >> Ron Rich
> >>
> >> Jackie <etreble7 at verizon.net> wrote:
> >>   Hello to all,
> >> Yes....I am back, lol, got all these thoughts and
> >> questions as usual. I bought 2 Drive In Movie
> >> Speakers on ebay. They arrived and look as
> >> described. The screws to open the speaker are
> some
> >> "tamper-proof" screw and I tried about 25
> different
> >> screw driver heads and none of them work.
> >>
> >> I have given them to a friend of mine that works
> for
> >> the Presidental Motorcycle Garage and he is
> drilling
> >> them out for me and has access to some blasting
> >> machine to bring them back to their original
> >> luster...cool huh? He is also mounting a pole
> down a
> >> metal car rim and making a box for the top of the
> >> pole so the speakers can hang on it. These are
> going
> >> outside.
> >>
> >> I am planning on hooking them up to the
> Wurlitzer. I
> >> have 4 connections for external speakers. One,
> the 8
> >> ohm is the wall speakers (they sound so
> fantastic),
> >> the next one down is the cabinet speakers 4 ohm.
> >> That leaves 2 connections free, a 1 ohm and a 1/2
> >> ohm. Does it matter which one I use for the Drive
> In
> >> Speakers?
> >>
> >> I haven't seen the inside yet so don't know if
> there
> >> is a transformer and if they need to be connected
> to
> >> the CV terminals.
> >>
> >> Is there anything special I need to know about
> >> wiring and connecting these up? I am hoping the
> >> speakers are in good shape, I may have to replace
> >> them but I think I can find some inexpensive
> small
> >> speakers. Not sure what size the speakers are
> until
> >> I can get into the case itself.
> >>
> >> As always, love your feedback, and is there
> anything
> >> more fun than this?????
> >> Jackie
> >>
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