robert43 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hi I have a 150 watt bass combo amp with a speaker out put. What I was wondering the speaker out put on the amp said 8 ohm min. I have been offered a 15" speaker & case but its 4 ohm, could I put in series with the speaker say a 1/4 watt 4 ohm resistor . Will this work & not hurt any thing ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) [quote name='robert43' post='433265' date='Mar 13 2009, 09:05 AM']Hi I have a 150 watt bass combo amp with a speaker out put. What I was wondering the speaker out put on the amp said 8 ohm min. I have been offered a 15" speaker & case but its 4 ohm, could I put in series with the speaker say a 1/4 watt 4 ohm resistor . Will this work & not hurt any thing ? thanks[/quote] Don't do it. Too much hassle. Wait for an 8ohm cabinet. Or replace the speaker in the cabinet that you've been offered with an 8ohm one. Edit: or accept the 4ohm cab and then offer it up on this site as a trade for an 8ohm cab. S.P. Edited March 13, 2009 by Stylon Pilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 No - don't do it. If it says "8 ohm minimum" for the extension speaker then that's what you need. Putting a 1/4 Watt resistor on the output of a 150 Watt amplifier ? ....... I think you can guess what would happen to the resistor ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 best not. Impedance and resistance are not the same thing even though they are both measured in ohms (they are related). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert43 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hi thanks for that will give it the flick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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