At 12:18 PM 12/20/1998 -0500, you wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 1998 ddameron(a)earthlink.net wrote:
Another example, it surprises me how many
"electrical" people do not
understand, for example, what happens when one wires speakers in series or
parallel.
What _does_ happen?
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Max Eskin | kurtkilgor(a)bigfoot.com | AOL: kurtkilgor
Two eight ohm speakers in series present a sixteen ohm load to the
amplifier, while two eight ohm speakers in parallel present a four ohm load.
Also if speakers are wired in series and one goes open circuit for any
reason the whole line goes out. (Like the old Christmas tree lights.)
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