series/paralel

[seanwarren]

how do I determin what the ohm will be when I wire speakers in series or paralel?
Thank you for your help..

[bill]

> how do I determin what the ohm will be when
> I wire speakers in series or paralel?
> Thank you for your help..

For identical speakers, the impedance doubles for two speakers in series and halves for two speakers in parallel.

HTH,
Bill

[matg]

>if you have speakers of differing ohm values or for more than two speakers: series, just add the ohm values, parallel (this may look wierd typed out) ohm total = 1/(1/ohm a +1/ohm b +1/ohm c) this can go on and on with the number of drivers, in this case three drivers a,b,and c. is that confusing enough?

For identical speakers, the impedance
> doubles for two speakers in series and
> halves for two speakers in parallel.

> HTH,
> Bill

[matg]

>if you are going to wire an array, break it down into sections to figure total ohm load. say 4 drivers in parallel then that group in series with another group of 4 in parallel, then That group in series with another group of 4 in parallel total of 12 drivers, in three groups of 4. figure the ohm load of the groups of parallel drivers then treat the group like a single driver of calculated ohm load and add the "three" drivers in series. is this even more confusing?

For identical speakers, the impedance
> doubles for two speakers in series and
> halves for two speakers in parallel.

> HTH,
> Bill