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icon12.gif  4pi: B&C DE 250 Impedance, is it 8 or 16 ohms? [message #78786] Fri, 27 December 2013 18:39 Go to next message
dmeckstr is currently offline  dmeckstr
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Hi Wayne,

I noticed on the new version of the 4pi cross-over schematic that the tweeter is marked as 16 ohms. I wanted to confirm that with you (before I actually buy some Rolling Eyes).

Thanks again,

David
Re: 4pi: B&C DE 250 Impedance, is it 8 or 16 ohms? [message #78787 is a reply to message #78786] Fri, 27 December 2013 19:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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No, the tweeter is 8Ω. The part you're referring to is Rs, which is a 16Ω, 10W resistor placed in shunt across the compression driver.

Re: 4pi: B&C DE 250 Impedance, is it 8 or 16 ohms? [message #78788 is a reply to message #78787] Fri, 27 December 2013 19:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dmeckstr is currently offline  dmeckstr
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Thanks Wayne,

I was just coming back on to say I looked at the schematic again and realized that there was a new part there. Also, I see a couple posts down you told someone you use the DE 250-8. :~
Re: 4pi: B&C DE 250 Impedance, is it 8 or 16 ohms? [message #78789 is a reply to message #78788] Sat, 28 December 2013 06:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Epstein is currently offline  Bill Epstein
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Speaking of Ohms, I'm finally, with a lot of help from Professor Brown, building the 50 Watt Monoblocks. The 5K Hammond 1650R OPTs have 4, 8 and 16 Ohm taps. My 4 Pi 2226Js, are 16 Ohm and the DE-250s, as the OP discovered, are 8.

I'm going to have 8 and 16 Ohm outputs, which is best for the 4 Pis? I'd hate to lose 33% of the Wattage with too low an impedance.
Re: 4pi: B&C DE 250 Impedance, is it 8 or 16 ohms? [message #78790 is a reply to message #78789] Sat, 28 December 2013 08:58 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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If the midwoofer is 16Ω, I'd probably choose the 16Ω tap.

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