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Other Stuff => Effects => Topic started by: strat777 on March 10, 2009, 09:35:13 am

Title: very cheap attenuator
Post by: strat777 on March 10, 2009, 09:35:13 am

hi i've found this on a french shop
that seems very good for me cheap and simple 
wath do you think about this 100 watt  constant inpedance attenuator ?

http://www.public-adress.fr/pr-562/HAUT-PARLEUR/Attenuateurs/Attenuateur-a-impedance-constante-Monacor-AT-62H.html#

you can see the layout by cliking on the pics

Title: Re: very cheap attenuator
Post by: jjasilli on March 10, 2009, 01:22:42 pm

In English it's called an L-pad   8)

See:  http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?FTR=&search_type=main&WebPage_ID=3&searchFilter=l-pad&x=48&y=10

Title: Re: very cheap attenuator
Post by: strat777 on March 10, 2009, 03:15:00 pm

 thanks for the information
do you have any idea about this kind of attenuator ?
is this dangerous for the OT ?

Title: Re: very cheap attenuator
Post by: thermion on March 10, 2009, 04:00:01 pm

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is this dangerous for the OT

only if it fails. use weber's calculator to help avoid mistakes.
http://www.webervst.com/lpad.htm