| The EIA 70.7 volt constant voltage system of power distribution provides the engineer and technician with a simple means of matching a number of loudspeakers to an amplifier. To use this method: |
Since the voltage at rated amplifier power is 70.7, this reduces to: |
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| 1. Determine the power required at each loudspeaker.
2. Add the power required for the individual 3. Select 70.7-volt transformer having primary 4. Wire the selected primaries in parallel across |
From formula (2) these relationships are: 1 watt requires 5000 ohm primary 2 watt requires 2500 ohm primary 5 watt requires 1000 ohm primary 10 watt requires 500 ohm primary Once the primary taps have been determined, Example: Required |
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| 5. Connect each secondary to its speaker; selecting the tap which matches the voice coil inpedance. |
One 6 watt speaker with 4 ohm voice coil. Two 10 watt speakers with 8 ohm voice coils (use one transformer at this location). |
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| For transformers rated in impedance, the following formulas may be used to determine the proper taps in step 3. |
(1-2) Total power = 6 + 10 + 10 = 26 watts (use 30-watt amplifier or other amplifier capable of handling at least 26 watts). |
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| Primary Impedance. |
(3) (use 1000 ohm transformer) |
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| *These transformers have the primary taps marked in watts and the secondaries marked in ohms. |
(4-5) See sketch below. | ||
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