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From: abeles@mhuxm.UUCP (J. Abeles (Bellcore, Murray Hill, NJ))
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Subject: Re: Amp designs (Re: current-dumping amplifiers)
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Date: Wed, 20-Aug-86 10:09:09 EDT
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> > what is a "current-dumping" amplifier? 
> 
> Assume you have a 100W (rms) amplifier. If it is 100V at 1A, this is not a
> current dumper. If it is 10V at 10A this amp would be a current dumper,
> useful for driving speakers with very low impedances. (An example is the
> Acoustats with the older matching transformers).
> 
Am I correct, then, in concluding that the label "current-dumping" has
nothing to do with the design of the amplifier (since merely putting
a transformer on the output would change the effective output impedance
from 100 ohms to 1 ohm, to use the above example)?