Master Audio
LNC Series. Version 1.0 Feb 10
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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 mm2 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
(mm2)
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