Orange cab caster install
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- Orange Hero
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Orange cab caster install
I have a PPC412 and I want to install these casters and do this to my cab -----> http://powerdragon-powerdragon.blogspot ... -with.html
I already ordered the casters so I want to have these casters on there for sure.There's 3 options. My question is:
1) Should I do the install exactly as it explains?
2) Should I instead not cut a piece of the skid and just turn the caster plate 90 degrees and install it that way if it fits?
3) Or would it be best to put the casters far out close to the sides of the cab but pushed up against the skid?
I am no expert and I know there are many lurking around these parts
I already ordered the casters so I want to have these casters on there for sure.There's 3 options. My question is:
1) Should I do the install exactly as it explains?
2) Should I instead not cut a piece of the skid and just turn the caster plate 90 degrees and install it that way if it fits?
3) Or would it be best to put the casters far out close to the sides of the cab but pushed up against the skid?
I am no expert and I know there are many lurking around these parts
Re: Orange cab caster install
I don't really understand why he needed to saw the skids unless they were high enough to impede the swivel of the casters. In which, installing them vertically would change the situation either.
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- Orange Master
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Re: Orange cab caster install
if you are "no expert", i personally wouldn't risk. in all honesty, it's a better idea to get a road case with casters if that's what you desire. it's not like the PPC412 was very light to begin with...
something like this would suit you well:
http://www.roadcasesusa.com/
something like this would suit you well:
http://www.roadcasesusa.com/
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Re: Orange cab caster install
Later on down the line I'll probably get a roadcase when more gigs come up. But for now I just don't have $ for a road case. The casters will at least alleviate the hassle of carrying it around.jason41224 wrote:if you are "no expert", i personally wouldn't risk. in all honesty, it's a better idea to get a road case with casters if that's what you desire. it's not like the PPC412 was very light to begin with...
something like this would suit you well:
http://www.roadcasesusa.com/
Re: Orange cab caster install
Seems stupid to saw the skids. I got some casters from home depot and screwed them into the skids.Simple.
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Re: Orange cab caster install
If you notice these are removable casters. You just press the spring and take em off. And that's what I want so that once I'm on stage with my amp I can take em off because of this that's in the link and quoted from the Orange website: "Our unique skid feet design helps to acoustically couple our cabinets to the stage, thus providing a tighter bass response and full range tone definition." So I want the skids to be on the groundjojo68 wrote:Seems stupid to saw the skids. I got some casters from home depot and screwed them into the skids.Simple.
Re: Orange cab caster install
He says he cut the skids to put them in the exact location they sit on the Mesa cab. I'd mount them without cutting any way possible that they are still functional. Another option is to just make your own skids if you don't want to cut the originals, pretty simple to do.
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Re: Orange cab caster install
Yea that's what I was thinking with option 2 or 3. But would turning the casters the other way matter or make any difference?Jondog wrote:He says he cut the skids to put them in the exact location they sit on the Mesa cab. I'd mount them without cutting any way possible that they are still functional.
Re: Orange cab caster install
Has anyone done a comparison with skids vs wheels on an Orange PPC cab? Do the skids really improve the sound, or is it just sales gimmick from Orange, trying to save money by not adding wheels to their cabs?
Re: Orange cab caster install
In the right circumstance, it makes a difference. Its the opposite of people who "de-couple" their cabs from the stage when it's too boomy on hollow stages.GummiTZ wrote:Has anyone done a comparison with skids vs wheels on an Orange PPC cab? Do the skids really improve the sound, or is it just sales gimmick from Orange, trying to save money by not adding wheels to their cabs?
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Re: Orange cab caster install
Yeah, even raising the cab the height of the casters will lose some bass. But whether you want the physical coupling with the stage depends largely on the stage itself. If you are talking a crappy resonant wooden stage you are probably better lifting the cab. If the stage is nice and solid and the room isn't too boomy than you can get a whack more bottom end out of Orange cabs with their skids compared to anything on castors.Jondog wrote:In the right circumstance, it makes a difference. Its the opposite of people who "de-couple" their cabs from the stage when it's too boomy on hollow stages.GummiTZ wrote:Has anyone done a comparison with skids vs wheels on an Orange PPC cab? Do the skids really improve the sound, or is it just sales gimmick from Orange, trying to save money by not adding wheels to their cabs?
Personally I've taken to isolating my (bass) cabs using one of these:
AURALEX GRAMMA
You'll lose a little bottom end but it tightens the sound up beautifully and bottom end isn't a problem for me. Works a treat for guitar cabs too in most situations, though there would be occasions where you'd be better without.
To the OP re. the skids / casters. I'd personally do it exactly as shown in the pics. Why? Having them near the edges and corners makes the cab as stable as possible. And using that orientation means that you can tilt the cab sideways and easily remove them two at a time. If you have them orientated the other way you'll have to tilt it front / back which'll be a right pain, especially when you have the first two off (or on). Think about it...
Losing a bit of the skids isn't a big problem and that definitely looks the most logical way to me.
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Re: Orange cab caster install
FYI, i've had a few Mesa bass cabs with those casters and I had issues on them with those little aluminum release buttons breaking and making it a pain to get the caster out. Be gentle with them.
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Re: Orange cab caster install
My advice would be to just get a slab of wood and screw the casters in to that to make a dolly. No damage to the cab, you can take it off the dolly to have the skids in contact with the stage and you can reuse the dolly for other bits of gear when you're loading out.
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Re: Orange cab caster install
It's good marketing, but you won't notice a huge difference in skids verse casters unless you have eagle ears. The casters still couple it to the ground in a significant way. You would need something like that Great Gramma (which I use) for decoupling. Just put the casters on, it won't hurt anything and many people have done it to Orange PPCs. If I owned a PPC412, you can bet I would be installing casters. I've thought about doing it to my 212.Orangesoda wrote:If you notice these are removable casters. You just press the spring and take em off. And that's what I want so that once I'm on stage with my amp I can take em off because of this that's in the link and quoted from the Orange website: "Our unique skid feet design helps to acoustically couple our cabinets to the stage, thus providing a tighter bass response and full range tone definition." So I want the skids to be on the groundjojo68 wrote:Seems stupid to saw the skids. I got some casters from home depot and screwed them into the skids.Simple.
I recommend steering clear of road cases, they often weigh as much as cabs themselves and a huge pain in the ass. I had one on a Mesa cab back when I started touring and it was nothing but hassle. The slip covers for the PPC available from the Orange website are good enough protection in most circumstances. I throw my 212 around in one of those and it's still looking brand new.
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Re: Orange cab caster install
that makes a lot of sense too.jackincaves wrote:My advice would be to just get a slab of wood and screw the casters in to that to make a dolly. No damage to the cab, you can take it off the dolly to have the skids in contact with the stage and you can reuse the dolly for other bits of gear when you're loading out.
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