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.
Bob
On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:05:38 -0600 (MDT) "Andrew B. Lundgren"
<Lundgren@iname.com> writes:
> Actually, if the original was an 8 ohm speaker, buy two 4s and put
> them in serially. If the original was 4 buy to 8s and put them in
> parallel. That will keep you balanced. You will have less volume
> out of the two speakers than one single one would, but you will be
> transfering the same amount of power, so your radio will be happy.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 Nferre@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > There is a way to do this.....connect the speakers in
> series...this will give
> > 1/2 of the radio's output (as 2 4 ohm speakers in series equals 8
> ohms.)
> >
> > Do not connect them in parallel....2 4 ohm speakers in parallel
> equals 2
> > ohms...twice the power output but also twice the current
> demand....and the
> > factory BL radio will quickly burn up its output transistors.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Nels Ferré
> > 79 MGB
> >
>
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