Can anyone help with this situation: I have a nutone home intercom system and one of the speakers voice coil has gone out. I can't find a replacement speaker, and they want too much $$ for the whole unit that contains the speaker.
I can't find a new speaker, it's a little 3 1/2", 16 ohm speaker. Noone carries 16 ohm.. Is there somewhere I can order one of these? Can I order a 4 ohm and add a resister in line to one of the connections to make it 16 ohm resistance?? More of these units are probably gonna go out over the years, hopefully I can find an affordable replacement speaker. Thanks for any help!
Wayne Parham Messages: 18787 Registered: January 2001
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I doubt the use of a 4Ω or 8Ω speaker will damage the amplifier in your intercom, so I'd just replace the 16Ω unit with another speaker that would physically fit. I woudn't bother with adding a series resistor, because I don't think the additional current will hurt the amp. If it has a volume control, then just don't turn it all the way up and you'll be fine.
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