Choose Output Wire And Connectors - Crown Micro-Tech 1200 Operation Manual

Micro-Tech Series Power Amplifiers
3 Setup
Operation Manual
3.5 Choose Output Wire and Con-
nectors
Crown recommends using pre-built or profes-
sionally wired, high-quality, two-conductor,
heavy gauge speaker wire and connectors. Use
banana plugs, spade lugs or bare wire for your
output connectors (Figure 3.5). To prevent short
circuits, wrap or otherwise insulate exposed
loudspeaker cable connectors.
Using the guidelines below, select the appropri-
ate size of wire based on the distance from
amplifier to speaker.
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
CAUTION: Never use shielded cable for
output wiring.
Figure 3.5 Output Connections
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