Conditioning/Burn-In Method
Is there something I could buy at a local Lowes or Home Depot that would serve the purpose?Radio Shack sells the resistor shown at the following link, which would be suitable as long as you are careful to not apply so much power to it that it gets hot. It is rated to handle up to 20 watts: https://www.radioshack.com/products/radioshack-8-ohm-non-inductive-resistor Regards, -- Al |
@almarg if I’m going to order something online, I might as well get the exact thing I need. Would one of these work better? Remember, I’d be attaching on the speaker cables, and I’m running a Bryston 4BST (250W@8ohms). https://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Salon-Audio-Amplifier-Non-inductive-Resistor/dp/B00N8QE2PM/ref=sr... https://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Salon-Audio-Amplifier-Non-inductive-Resistor/dp/B00N8R5ZGG/ref=sr... @jnorris, apparenty you didn't read the disclaimer in the first post. |
I’m guessing this one would do the trick? If not, https://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Salon-Audio-Amplifier-Non-inductive-Resistor/dp/B00N8QYMXO/ref=sr... Or does it have to be 4ohm? https://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Salon-Audio-Amplifier-Non-inductive-Resistor/dp/B00N8QE2PM/ref=sr... I'm guessing that any load that matches the range of my amp output would do the job, yes? |
Either one would be fine, but again, just make sure that with the 4 ohm 100 watt resistor you don’t turn the volume control up so high that it gets hot. For that matter, though, using the 4 ohm 100 watt resistor might be preferable to using the 300 watt 8 ohm resistor because if the lower powered resistor is not getting hot it would provide you with assurance that you are not overdriving and clipping the amp. Regards, -- Al |
