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8ohms from 2 8ohm drivers
- Thread starter flameworker
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If what you want is infrared stage lighting, then they will work perfectly.You beat me to it...
These are resistors... turning electricity into heat.
Now, if we only had someone to see how they work as a dummy load... and stage light.
Get a 2 channel bass amp or go to a preamp/power amp (PA/PA) setup. That will solve your issue. I have a PA/PA setup. I have 2 8ohm cabs and a 4ohm cab. Normally I run it in parallel mode to each 8ohm cab. If I need more volume, I run the 4 ohm cab on one side and hook up the other 2 8ohm cabs to the other side.
Somebody posted this a few weeks ago. Are you that same guy?
*EDIT* I guess not: http://www.talkbass.com/threads/adapt-8-ohm-speaker-for-4-ohm-amp.1120967/
Discussed in detail.
*EDIT* I guess not: http://www.talkbass.com/threads/adapt-8-ohm-speaker-for-4-ohm-amp.1120967/
Discussed in detail.
You beat me to it...
These are resistors... turning electricity into heat
Now, if we only had someone to see how they work as a dummy load... and stage light.
You laugh but people have been using hot water tank heating elements as dummy loads for years. I have some here that I've used when working on amps, they do a good job as a resistive non inductive load. Mostly, I use non inductive resistors bolted to a heat sink plate.
There is also a product called a Heathkit Cantenna which is a paint can filled with oil and a dummy load which is used to optimize the antenna tuning on radio transmitters.
Check out this video on the subject.
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There are 'air brake' pedals and such. All sorts of power soak devices.
Fuggedaboutit. Just use cabs that work well with your head as is.
Fuggedaboutit. Just use cabs that work well with your head as is.
Always the best solution. I prefer a pair of identical cabs, but that's just me.
Academic pursuits are interesting but not always practical.
Very generous response! I explored many of the OP's posts in my teens, then hit the books only to disprove the notions. Free thinking is only worth what you put into it
If I were you I'd wire the 210 to 16 ohms and try it. Much less chance of frying things this way.
Then guys like me can take advantage of your education, for free(ish). Makes talkbass a great resource.Very generous response! I explored many of the OP's posts in my teens, then hit the books only to disprove the notions. Free thinking is only worth what you put into it
I enjoy answering questions to share knowledge. Blind spitballing, may invoke a different response
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I enjoy answering questions to share knowledge. Blind spitballing, may invoke a different response
If you'd just tell him what he wants to hear instead of you constantly using reality as a crutch, these numerous questionable threads would be thankfully much shorter but probably not fewer.
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That is pretty nifty. I actually think it may do what he's asking. I understand how transformers can raise and lower voltage... I'll have to read up ( not going to, but I should ) and see how the resistance/impedance is effected by a transformer as well.
http://assets.peavey.com/literature/manuals/00720310_3.pdf
But.. at $150, it's probably best to sell a cab and get what you need.. or rewire the 210 to 16Ohms. Thanks for posting that.
If you'd just tell him what he wants to hear instead of you constantly using reality as crutch, these numerous questionable threads would be thankfully much shorter but probably not fewer.
Maybe true, but then the person that happens by in earnest would be handicapped.
Maybe true, but then the person that happens by in earnest would be handicapped.
Different situation.
1 W = 3.412142 BTU/hr
So 450 watts = 1,535.4639 Btu's or what the average crock pot puts out on high.
