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Master Audio
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5. APPENDIX
POWER LOSSES (%) AND DAMPING FACTOR, RELATED TO WIRE LENGTH AND
SECTION
(*) Referred to an amplifier with a Damping Factor of 200:1. Wire sections under 2.50 mm
2
are completely inadvisable.
For fixed installations with 4 Ohms load, it is better to have one wire for each speaker
system. It is not advisable to bridge one cabinet to another.
Wire length
(m)
Section
(mm
2
)
Resistance
(Ohms)
Power losses
8Ohms 4Ohms 2Ohms
Damping losses(*)
8 Ohms 4 Ohms
0.75 0.042 0.53% 1.05% 2.10% 98 49
1.50 0.025 0.31% 0.63% 1.25% 123 62
2.50 0.013 0.16% 0.33% 0.65% 151 75
1
4.00 0.008 0.10% 0.20% 0.40% 167 83
0.75 0.210 2.63% 5.25% 10.5% 32 16
1.50 0.125 1.56% 3.13% 6.25% 48 24
2.50 0.065 0.81% 1.63% 3.25% 76 38
5
4.00 0.040 0.50% 1.00% 2.00% 100 50
0.75 0.420 5.25% 10.50% 21.00% 17 9
1.75 0.250 3.13% 6.25% 12.50% 28 14
2.50 0.130 1.63% 3.25% 6.50% 47 24
10
4.00 0.080 1.00% 2.00% 4.00% 67 33
0.75 0.840 10.50% 21.00% 42.00% 9 5
1.50 0.500 6.25% 12.50% 25.00% 15 7
2.50 0.260 3.25% 6.50% 13.00% 27 13
20
4.00 0.160 2.00% 4.00% 8.00% 40 20
0.75 2.100 26.25% 52.50% --- 4 2
1.50 1.250 15.63% 31.25% 62.50% 6 3
2.50 0.650 8.13% 16.25% 32.50% 12 6
50
4.00 0.400 5.00% 10.00% 20.00% 18 9