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Topic: Four tens |
Abe Levy
From: California, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2014 9:16 pm
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Does a speaker cabinet with four 32 ohm speakers match output of 4 or 8 ohms?
Thanks! _________________ Mostly Pre-1970 guitars. |
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Paul Arntson
From: Washington, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2014 10:33 pm
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8 if wired in parallel. _________________ Excel D10 8&4, Supro 8, Regal resonator, Peavey Powerslide, homemade lap 12(a work in progress) |
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 15 Jun 2014 4:00 am
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8 if parallel, 32 if series-parallel, and 128 if in series. And you could get some value in the middle if you bothered to figure out a hybrid form. But you couldn't get below 8. _________________ 2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Dave Grafe
From: Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 16 Jun 2014 5:35 pm
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For resistance or impedance in series the total load equals the sum of the individual loads, i.e. 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 32
For loads in parallel the reciprocal of the total equals the sum of the reciprocals of the individual loads, i.e. 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 = 4/8, the reciprocal of which is 8 divided by 4, or 2.
Or in this case, 32/4 or, as correctly noted by Lane, 8 ohms total in parallel |
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