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NAC Voltage Drop Calculator for Speaker Circuits

This calculator provided voltage drop calculations in three formats (Point to Point, End of Line, and Load Centering).
Make sure that you know what method is accepted by, and the results do not exceed the limits set by the respective jurisdiction
Point to Point Method End of Line Method Load Centering Method
Project Name CIRCUIT IS WITHIN LIMITS CIRCUIT IS WITHIN LIMITS CIRCUIT IS WITHIN LIMITS
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Circuit Number Totals Voltage Totals Voltage Totals Voltage
Area Covered Current Distance Drop Current Distance Drop Current Distance Drop
Nominal Speaker Voltage ( 25 or 70 ) 70 0.000 100 0.00 0.000 100 0.000 0.000 100 0.000
Minimum Device Voltage (Calculated see notes) 56 End of Line Voltage 70.00 End of Line Voltage 70.00 End of Line Voltage 70.00
Total Circuit Current in amps 0.000 Wire Ohm's Percent Drop 0.00% Percent Drop 0.00% Percent Drop 0.00%
Total Circuit Power 0.000 Gauge Per 1000 End of Line and Load Centering Methods use only the wire guage for the first device to source
Distance from source to 1st device 100 14 3.07 Standard Wire Resistance in Ohms per 1000 feet.
Wire Gauge for balance of circuit 14 3.07 18=7.77 16=4.89 14=3.07 12=1.98 10=1.24
Enter Power in Watts Distance 18-14 Awg = Solid Conductors 12-10 Awg = Stranded Conductors
1/2 W = .5 from Calculated Voltage Notes:
Device Device previous Device At Drop from Percent Wire resistance is doubled in the calculations for two wires (Positive and Negative)
Number Power device Current Device source Drop 80% of rated voltage at the end of circuit will result in approximately a 2 dB
Device 1 100 0.000 70.00 0.000 0.00% lower output from the speaker than the rated output for full voltage
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NAC Voltage Drop Calculator for Speaker Circuits

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