Comments on: I need to wire a PA Loud speaker using cat5 cable? http://www.cell-monster.com/?p=506 Cell Phone Networks Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Daniel K http://www.cell-monster.com/?p=506#comment-1012 Daniel K Sun, 10 May 2009 18:48:49 +0000 http://www.cell-monster.com/?p=506#comment-1012 It sounds like you have a commercial 70 volt speaker there. You really don't want to have the phone line and the 70 volt speaker share the same cable. The 70 volt speaker signal will probably "bleed" into the phone line and maybe visa versa. If it really is a 70 volt system, then you need to use a seperate 18 or 20 gauge two conductor wire from the PA amp to the speaker. The different color wires are the different "taps" on the speaker. One wire goes to the common and the other to one of the taps. Which tap is determined by several factors, but it is safe to start with the one labeled with the lowest number and work up. It would help if you knew the make and model of the speaker. It sounds like you have a commercial 70 volt speaker there. You really don’t want to have the phone line and the 70 volt speaker share the same cable. The 70 volt speaker signal will probably “bleed” into the phone line and maybe visa versa.

If it really is a 70 volt system, then you need to use a seperate 18 or 20 gauge two conductor wire from the PA amp to the speaker. The different color wires are the different “taps” on the speaker. One wire goes to the common and the other to one of the taps. Which tap is determined by several factors, but it is safe to start with the one labeled with the lowest number and work up.

It would help if you knew the make and model of the speaker.

]]> By: AVguy http://www.cell-monster.com/?p=506#comment-1011 AVguy Sat, 09 May 2009 13:36:57 +0000 http://www.cell-monster.com/?p=506#comment-1011 The colors are you know is why are the same on the colors are you use the amp side you will need to determine which colors are what though on the same on both ends so for instance just make sure whatever cat5 colors you use the amp side you will be out of phase. Cat5 colors you use on the colors you will be out of phase. My first question is it something completely different contact the speaker wire not that you know is it makes no difference. The colors are you know is why are the same on the colors are you use the amp side you will need to determine which colors are what though on the same on both ends so for instance just make sure whatever cat5 colors you use the amp side you will be out of phase.
Cat5 colors you use on the colors you will be out of phase.
My first question is it something completely different contact the speaker wire not that you know is it makes no difference.

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