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610 cab wiring question


solderjunkie

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How can a 610 cab be wired to end up with 4 ohms or 8 ohms... All the "big companies" offer a 610 either in 4 or 8 ohms.


I'm missing something obvious, aren't I? I can't wrap my head around the math of this (It's the dividing by
3
that's getting me).

 

 

 

 

They use drivers with a different impedence than those in their 410s or 810s...

 

 

 

 

- georgestrings

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What if:

4 drivers @ 8 ohm, 2 drivers @ 4 ohm,

 

2 lines with 2 8-ohm speakers in series = 16 ohms each line

1 line with 2 4-ohm speakers in series = 8 ohms that line

 

put all 3 lines in parallel,

add the reciprocals:

1/16 + 1/16 + 1/8 = 1/4

the reciprocal of that = 4

 

total load = 4 ohms

 

Is this how it's done?

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still... I've only seen 4, 8, 16, or 32 ohms available. Are they offering a different impedance that those?

 

 

 

Although I haven't physically verified it - mathematically, I'd have to say it's so... If I have to get into my 610, I'll let ya know what I find in there...

 

 

 

- georgestrings

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Ampeg SVT610HLF

 

The top four speakers are each 8 ohm drivers, wired in series-parallel, for an 8 ohm load at the top.

 

The bottom two speakers are 4 ohm drivers, wired in series, for an 8 phm load at the bottom.

 

The top and bottom are wired together in parallel, dropping it to a 4 ohm total load for the whole box.

 

The SVT610HLF is known for blowing the bottom two drivers because of uneven wattage distribution.

 

The ONLY 610 I'd trust is the Eden D610XLT because they wire six identical drivers to get a 5.3 ohm load. No single speaker gets more than another. And I have heard of folks rewiring it to get a 2.67 ohm load for those amps which handle dropping to a 2 ohm load. Not sure how the circuit would look for that though. I think it's taking three pairs of serial drivers and paralleling the three pairs together.

 

Or a unicorn.

 

Not sure.

 

Where's my coffee...

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so if you were to wire up six 8 ohm speakers, you would get 5.3 ohms? I've been wondering about this since I have a 410 and a 210 I'd like to wire together but wasn't sure what it would do to the amp running "in between" resistance. It lists the output at 4 ohms and 8 ohms. Its still safe to run anywhere in between there as long as I don't drop BELOW 4 right?

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