Gold Member Username: Tdeaton1021Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 1776 Registered: Sep-04 | http://cgi.ebay.com/RESISTORS-0-05-OHM-105-WATT-RESISTOR-15_W0QQitemZ2564150369Q QcategoryZ4664QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem with those i could wire multiple resistors in parallel/series and get w/e ohm load im looking for and tune amps up to 1500w rms correct? thanks guys, 'preciate it |
Gold Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 2342 Registered: Oct-05 | since they are 105 watt resistors wouldn't it take away that much power from your amp? i am assuming you would need to use at least two of those so that means 210 watts. just a thought i have. i am probably wrong. |
Gold Member Username: Tdeaton1021Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 1778 Registered: Sep-04 | i thought the 105w meant they can handle thermally 105w rms.... |
Silver Member Username: BlainewPost Number: 931 Registered: Nov-05 | those are only .05 ohms ...wouldnt you need alot more than 15 of them |
Gold Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 2347 Registered: Oct-05 | oh my bad i was thinking .5 ohms each. |
Gold Member Username: B101Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 1026 Registered: Sep-05 | Trevor Im not sure what you asking. Do you want to simply drop the ohm load of the sub for more output of the amplifier? Or do you just want to measure the power coming out of the amplifer? If its to gain more power it wont work, cause the extra power will be disapated across the resistor in the form of heat. You will need a transformer in this case. =D |
Gold Member Username: Tdeaton1021Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 1783 Registered: Sep-04 | i want to do this for example. hook a 200w 1 ohm stable amplifier up to 2 of them wired in series for a 1ohm load. then adjust the gain while playing a 50z tone at 3/4 volume and turn the gain up until i reach appx 14V from the speaker outputs.... so to tune an amp |
Silver Member Username: BlainewPost Number: 932 Registered: Nov-05 | trevor those resistors are .05 ohms not .5 you would only get a .1 ohm load....not a 1 ohm load |
Gold Member Username: Tdeaton1021Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 1786 Registered: Sep-04 | wow the whole time i was reading that the "zero" after the decimal was invisible to me lol. i feel dumb... well say for instance they were .5 ohm or 2 ohm for that matter. would they serve my purpose? |
Silver Member Username: LbecknerTulsa, Ok Usa Post Number: 617 Registered: Oct-04 | that resistor is a wire-wound resistor. just get you some copper wire and roll it up until it equals one ohm. |
Silver Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 150 Registered: Jan-06 | http://cgi.ebay.com/Resistor-2-ohm-50watt-1-Dale-Resistors-20_W0QQitemZ758798825 5QQcategoryZ4664QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
Gold Member Username: Tdeaton1021Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 1787 Registered: Sep-04 | lucas, but then how do you know how many watts it can handle? |
Gold Member Username: B101Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 1028 Registered: Sep-05 | Trevor try this, it may help. http://sound.westhost.com/tsp.htm http://www.diysubwoofers.org/measure.htm |