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From: cyamamot@castor.usc.edu (Cliff Yamamoto)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.audio
Subject: Who has dummy speaker loads?
Keywords: dummy, speaker, load, watt
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Date: 13 Apr 89 15:08:49 GMT
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Greetings!

	Can someone recommend I manufacturer of dummy speaker loads?  I don't
feel like soldering dozens of wire-wound resistor together on a huge heat sink.
Something like a 50 Watt, 4 or 8 ohm load would be preferable.  The last time
I saw a dummy load was in a stereo repair shop, but they were using a single
50 Watt wire-wound from Dale the size of a spray can!

	The reason for the load is I'm installing a removable sub-woofer in the
car and when it's not in there, I've been told the amp should have a dummy
load even if when little or signal is coming through.  Is this true?

Thanks in advance
Cliff Yamamoto
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