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Re: MGB and stereos

To: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Subject: Re: MGB and stereos
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:28:57 -0400
Bob Howard wrote:
> 
> Andy,
>   How would one know whether the radio is 4 or 8 ohms? It's not marked,
> and the OEM speaker is long gone.  The speaker I have tested is also
> unmarked.

  If you measure the DC resistance with a multimeter, the CD
resistance is usually about 3/4 of impedance.

  So if it reads 3 ohms, it's likely a 4, if it reads about
6 ohms, it's likely an 8.

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Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
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