Crown pt 1.1 Manual De Usuario
Power-Tech .1 Series Power Amplifiers
page 7
Operation Manual
3.5 Choose Output Wire and Con-
nectors
nectors
Crown recommends using pre-built or profes-
sionally wired, high-quality, two-conductor,
heavy gauge speaker wire. Use bare wire, a dual
banana plug or spade lugs on the amplifier end
of each speaker cable (Figure 3.5). To prevent
the possibility of short-circuits, wrap or other-
wise insulate exposed loudspeaker cable con-
nectors.
sionally wired, high-quality, two-conductor,
heavy gauge speaker wire. Use bare wire, a dual
banana plug or spade lugs on the amplifier end
of each speaker cable (Figure 3.5). To prevent
the possibility of short-circuits, wrap or other-
wise insulate exposed loudspeaker cable con-
nectors.
Using the guidelines below, select the appropri-
ate size of wire based on the distance from
amplifier to speaker.
ate size of wire based on the distance from
amplifier to speaker.
CAUTION: Never use shielded cable for
output wiring.
output wiring.
Distance
Wire Size
up to 25 ft.
16 gauge
26-40 ft.
14 gauge
41-60 ft.
12 gauge
61-100 ft.
10 gauge
101-150 ft.
8 gauge
151-250 ft.
6 gauge
Figure 3.5 Output Connector Wiring
3 Setup