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2ohm -- 4ohm
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:22 pm
by 07grey
Can the impedence of a loudspeaker be increased by adding some resistors to the terminals? I have some 2ohm units that keep tripping the protection circuits. Thank you
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:32 pm
by solacedagony
07grey wrote:Can the impedence of a loudspeaker be increased by adding some resistors to the terminals? I have some 2ohm units that keep tripping the protection circuits. Thank you
It's a no-no to do that. You're going to be changing the FR by using a single resistor to change impedance. Not to mention you can overheat the resistor and potentially cause a fire. Either wire multiple in series to get a higher impedance or get an amp that can handle them.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:20 pm
by cargodz
solacedagony wrote:It's a no-no to do that. You're going to be changing the FR by using a single resistor to change impedance. Not to mention you can overheat the resistor and potentially cause a fire. Either wire multiple in series to get a higher impedance or get an amp that can handle them.
^ Ditto... a resistor used in that fashion is just asking for a world or problems.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:23 pm
by JeremyC
Why not just wire them togher for a 4 ohm load and bridge the amp?
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:42 pm
by Robert Wollenberg
JeremyC wrote:Why not just wire them togher for a 4 ohm load and bridge the amp?
x2, yeah, what he said.
2ohm 4ohm
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:29 pm
by 07grey
tried it, works great, Thanks