Orange Amps Technical Q&A's
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bossdjay
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by bossdjay » Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:33 am
I'm borrowing some PA speakers to play through till i get an actual cab. There are no ohms listed on these generic speakers....can i blow my amp by plugging into these speakers????
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Andy H.
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by Andy H. » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:57 am
Yes quite possibly, bossdjay. It really is important to correctly match the impedance. You can destroy the output transformer if you don't.
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Edbig
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by Edbig » Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:17 pm
Test the speaker input with an ohm meter and find out what the impedence is before you plug the amp into it.
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