What is the wattage of a standard Ford Radio?

[Midnight Moocher]

Hi,

I'm looking to buy a new audio system for my car (Ford Fiesta 1989-1995).

With many varieties available I was wondering what the wattage is on my current standard ford radio. Haven't got any guides or
instruction manuals that will give me this information.


Thanks

[Kevin McMurtrie]

In article >,
"Midnight Moocher" > wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking to buy a new audio system for my car (Ford Fiesta 1989-1995).
>
> With many varieties available I was wondering what the wattage is on my
> current standard ford radio. Haven't got any guides or
> instruction manuals that will give me this information.
>
>
> Thanks

Almost all head units operate directly off the battery power so they're
about 18W RMS into each 4 Ohm speaker. HUs with power inverters or
output transformers are rare.

[mayhemkrew]

I would doubt the stock unit outputs 18w RMS, considering a 45x4 would
output about 22w RMS per channel...I am guessing a stock unit of that era
would output about 8-10w RMS per channel 20-25w peak per channel.

"Kevin McMurtrie" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Midnight Moocher" > wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking to buy a new audio system for my car (Ford Fiesta
1989-1995).
> >
> > With many varieties available I was wondering what the wattage is on my
> > current standard ford radio. Haven't got any guides or
> > instruction manuals that will give me this information.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Almost all head units operate directly off the battery power so they're
> about 18W RMS into each 4 Ohm speaker. HUs with power inverters or
> output transformers are rare.

[MZ]

> I would doubt the stock unit outputs 18w RMS, considering a 45x4 would
> output about 22w RMS per channel...I am guessing a stock unit of that era
> would output about 8-10w RMS per channel 20-25w peak per channel.

What's "peak"?