Making a speaker?

[peterhuang913]

I have a basic 8 ohm speaker I scrapped. It looks like those small 2" beepers in the computer but its about 4-5". I want to hook it up to a computer, just for basic sound. I can solder and all that. I know I need to go get a jack for the sound port but I know it isn't direct wiring is it? Any help is appreciated.

 

[S0ULphIRE]

Just grab an old set of speakers, scavenge the cable off it, (and make sure it's a mono cable if you're only connecting to one speaker), strip the ends of the wires, solder it on, and plug it in.

 

[peterhuang913]

The cables I have, but can I just connect it from speaker jack to speaker?

 

[Oreo]

This is were you MUST pm EricB or Crysalis, tell them it's about speaker building and noobs like me can't help to much and i think they'd reply

 

[S0ULphIRE]

If he just wants an answer to the 'speaker jack to speaker' question tho, yes you can. Only thing to be careful of is the impedance of the speaker. An 8 ohm speaker shouldn't be a problem plugged into a pc. I think standard impedance for tweeters and mid-range speakers is 8 ohms, and for subs its 4 ohms