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70 volt pa system wiring
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for
mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? |
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That stuff is made to be daisy chained, you should be fine with the load
too. Phil "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? |
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That stuff is made to be daisy chained, you should be fine with the load
too. Phil "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? |
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70 volt pa system wiring
That stuff is made to be daisy chained, you should be fine with the load
too. Phil "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? |
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That stuff is made to be daisy chained, you should be fine with the load
too. Phil "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? |
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70 volt pa system wiring
"G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. |
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70 volt pa system wiring
"G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. |
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70 volt pa system wiring
"G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. |
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70 volt pa system wiring
"G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. |
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"Richard Crowley" wrote in message ...
"G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? |
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"Richard Crowley" wrote in message ...
"G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? |
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"Richard Crowley" wrote in message ...
"G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? |
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70 volt pa system wiring
"Richard Crowley" wrote in message ...
"G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? |
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70 volt pa system wiring
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for
mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? School intercom systems, which typically run on 25 volts, are typically wired with 22 ga. cable. The typical class room speaker is tapped at 1/2 watt. What you are trying to do is entirely practical and your choice of cable is perfectly acceptable. Lee Salter |
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70 volt pa system wiring
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for
mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? School intercom systems, which typically run on 25 volts, are typically wired with 22 ga. cable. The typical class room speaker is tapped at 1/2 watt. What you are trying to do is entirely practical and your choice of cable is perfectly acceptable. Lee Salter |
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70 volt pa system wiring
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for
mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? School intercom systems, which typically run on 25 volts, are typically wired with 22 ga. cable. The typical class room speaker is tapped at 1/2 watt. What you are trying to do is entirely practical and your choice of cable is perfectly acceptable. Lee Salter |
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70 volt pa system wiring
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for
mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? School intercom systems, which typically run on 25 volts, are typically wired with 22 ga. cable. The typical class room speaker is tapped at 1/2 watt. What you are trying to do is entirely practical and your choice of cable is perfectly acceptable. Lee Salter |
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70 volt pa system wiring
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for
mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? School intercom systems, which typically run on 25 volts, are typically wired with 22 ga. cable. The typical class room speaker is tapped at 1/2 watt. What you are trying to do is entirely practical and your choice of cable is perfectly acceptable. Lee Salter |
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"G.B." wrote in message m... "Richard Crowley" wrote in message ... "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? **You'll experience no problems. What I do, for higher power/longer runs, is to loop the cable back to the amplifier. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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"G.B." wrote in message m... "Richard Crowley" wrote in message ... "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? **You'll experience no problems. What I do, for higher power/longer runs, is to loop the cable back to the amplifier. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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"G.B." wrote in message m... "Richard Crowley" wrote in message ... "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? **You'll experience no problems. What I do, for higher power/longer runs, is to loop the cable back to the amplifier. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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"G.B." wrote in message m... "Richard Crowley" wrote in message ... "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? **You'll experience no problems. What I do, for higher power/longer runs, is to loop the cable back to the amplifier. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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"G.B." wrote in message m... "Richard Crowley" wrote in message ... "G.B." wrote in message m... Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? The wire gauge required depends on the length of the run and how much IR loss you can tolerate. Thanks for the replays, i think the max cable run will be 300 feet. With that short a run the end speaker should be about the same level as the others right? **You'll experience no problems. What I do, for higher power/longer runs, is to loop the cable back to the amplifier. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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(G.B.) wrote
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Yes. Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? These systems are designed to be teed off almost any old how. I don't know what 16 ga cable is but I'd suggest that as long as its as heavy as table lamp cable it will be good enough. One caveat: 70V wiring may be required to be to the same standard as mains wiring depending on your local electrical regulations. Owain |
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(G.B.) wrote
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Yes. Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? These systems are designed to be teed off almost any old how. I don't know what 16 ga cable is but I'd suggest that as long as its as heavy as table lamp cable it will be good enough. One caveat: 70V wiring may be required to be to the same standard as mains wiring depending on your local electrical regulations. Owain |
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(G.B.) wrote
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Yes. Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? These systems are designed to be teed off almost any old how. I don't know what 16 ga cable is but I'd suggest that as long as its as heavy as table lamp cable it will be good enough. One caveat: 70V wiring may be required to be to the same standard as mains wiring depending on your local electrical regulations. Owain |
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(G.B.) wrote
Math question, I am attempting to hookup a 70 volt pa system for mainly background music. Mixer amp has a 20 watt output, there are 8 speakers with built in transformers. I am going to set the taps to the 2 watt setting on the speakers that adds up to 16 watts allowing for the 20 percent margin is this correct? Yes. Can i get away with running just a single pair 16 ga cable and tapping off it from speaker to speaker(should be very low current right?)or do i need home runs from each speaker back to the amp, parallel across the 70v tap??? These systems are designed to be teed off almost any old how. I don't know what 16 ga cable is but I'd suggest that as long as its as heavy as table lamp cable it will be good enough. One caveat: 70V wiring may be required to be to the same standard as mains wiring depending on your local electrical regulations. Owain |
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