Crown Audio Power-Tech 1.1 Choose Output Wire and Con- nectors, Output Connector Wiring

Power-Tech .1 Series Power Amplifiers

3 Setup

3.5Choose Output Wire and Con- nectors

Crown recommends using pre-built or profes- sionally wired, high-quality, two-conductor, heavy gauge speaker wire. Use bare wire, a dual banana plug or spade lugs on the amplifier end of each speaker cable (Figure 3.5). To prevent the possibility of short-circuits, wrap or other- wise insulate exposed loudspeaker cable con- nectors.

Using the guidelines below, select the appropri- ate size of wire based on the distance from amplifier to speaker.

Distance	Wire Size
up to 25 ft.	16 gauge
26-40 ft.	14 gauge
41-60 ft.	12 gauge	Figure 3.5 Output Connector Wiring
61-100 ft.	10 gauge
101-150 ft.	8 gauge
151-250 ft.	6 gauge

CAUTION: Never use shielded cable for output wiring.

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