System calculations   
B.18  EST3 Installation and Service Manual 
Table B-7 when designing circuits for amplifiers set for a 70 
Vrms output. 
 
Table B-6: Maximum allowable length at 25 Vrms, 0.5 dB loss 
 
Circuit load requirement 
15 W  20 W  30 W  40 W  95 W  120 W 
Wire size 
ft m ft m ft m ft m  ft  m ft  m 
18 AWG 
(0.75 sq mm) 
190 58 142 43 95 29 71 22  Over max 
current limit 
Over max
current limit
16 AWG 
(1.0 sq mm) 
309 94 231 70 154 47 116 35  48.7  15  39  12 
14 AWG 
(1.5 sq mm) 
475 145 356 109 237  72  178  54  75  23  59  18 
12 AWG 
(2.5 sq mm) 
772 235 579 176 386 118 289  88  121.8 37  96  29 
 
Table B-7: Maximum allowable length at 70 Vrms, 0.5 dB loss 
 
Circuit load requirement 
15 W  20 W  30 W  40 W 
95 W 
120 W 
Wire size 
ft m ft m ft m ft m  ft  m ft  m 
18 AWG 
(0.75 sq mm) 
1489 454 1117 340 744 227 558 170  235  72  186  57 
16 AWG 
(1.0 sq mm) 
2420 738 1815 553 1210 369  907  276  382  116  302  92 
14 AWG 
(1.5 sq mm) 
3722 1134 2792  851  1861 567  1396 426  588.7 180  465  142
12 AWG 
(2.5 sq mm) 
6049 1844 4537 1383 3024 922  2268 691  955  291  756  230