CB external speaker ohm output, changing

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You need a speaker matching transformer. I haven't looked around, but I'm sure they exist small enough to be used for your application.

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I was hoping you'd jump in here on this one. Maybe Rudy'll have some input also.

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Uh no....

You will connect the output of the radio to the 0 & 8 ohm tap, and the speaker to the 0 & 4 ohm tap.


The other leads are all "70 volt" high impedance connections. tape every one of them off, and do NOT use any of them.

IF there is a problem with direct current causing a problem, you can put a capacitor in series with the lead from the CB radio. Something on the order of 470 uFd would do for voice. More for music, which has a lot of low frequencies.

The size of the capacitor will determine how low a frequency you could hear through the speakers.

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AZgl1500 wrote:

Uh no....

You will connect the output of the radio to the 0 & 8 ohm tap, and the speaker to the 0 & 4 ohm tap.

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So, I wouldn't use the watts side at all? In effect it'll be just a pass through with ohms stepped down?

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that is true, and go back and reread, I edited it.

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Done. reread it.

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Simplest way 1s to put another small 8 ohm speaker somewhere and that will reduce the load to 4 ohm .. Ciaran

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What I'm looking for is a way for the external speaker output(8 ohms) to input to the distribution box of the Clarion 2 system using an adapater cable I already have so I can hear the cb through the headsets. I already have an external speaker hooked to the cb output which I want to eliminate.