User Manual

DCi Series Power Amplifiers
Operation Manual
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AC Power Draw and Thermal Dissipation
AC Power Draw and Thermal Dissipation:
Pink noise 12dB crest factor, bandwidth limited 22Hz to 22kHz.
Typical line impedance used.
Data based on all channels driven.
DCI 8600 - Bridge
120 V~ 60 Hz 230 V~ 50 Hz
Condition Load
Line
Current
(amps)
Power Dissipated as Heat Line
Current
(amps)
Power Dissipated as Heat
watts BTU kcal/hr watts BTU kcal/hr
At Idle Awake N/A 1. 8 210 718 181 1. 0 2 11 721 182
1/8 Power
Pink Noise
Typical of program
material just at clip
4 ohms 5.5 328 1118 282 2.8 318 1084 273
8 ohms 8.2 332 1132 285 4.2 305 1042 263
16 ohms 8.1 303 1032 260 3.8 266 909 229
140V (32.67 ohms) 7. 4 279 952 240 3.8 270 923 233
200V (66.67 ohms) 7. 3 262 895 226 3.8 253 862 217
1/3 Power
Pink Noise
Typical of program
material at
extreme clip
2 ohms 10.5 451 1538 388 5.4 437 1493 376
4 ohms 1 7. 7 516 1760 444 9.0 440 1503 379
8 ohms 1 7. 3 425 1449 365 8.8 374 1278 322
70V (16.33 ohms) 16.9 412 1408 355 8.6 368 1255 316
100V (33.33 ohms) 16.7 369 1258 317 8.5 311 1061 267
DCI 8600 - Dual
120 V~ 60 Hz 230 V~ 50 Hz
Condition Load
Line
Current
(amps)
Power Dissipated as Heat Line
Current
(amps)
Power Dissipated as Heat
watts BTU kcal/hr watts BTU kcal/hr
At Idle Awake N/A 1. 9 215 733 185 1. 0 207 705 178
1/8 Power
Pink Noise
Typical of program
material just at clip
2 ohms 5.8 333 1136 286 2.9 325 1110 280
4 ohms 8.5 356 1214 306 4.3 336 1147 289
8 ohms 8.2 3 11 1061 267 4.2 290 990 250
70V (16.33 ohms) 7. 5 283 964 243 3.9 287 979 247
100V (33.33 ohms)
7. 8 281 959 242 4.0 267 912 230
1/3 Power
Pink Noise
Typical of program
material at
extreme clip
2 ohms 11. 0 466 1589 401 5.7 486 1658 418
4 ohms 19.0 587 2004 505 9.6 558 1906 481
8 ohms 1 7. 5 448 1529 385 8.8 388 1324 334
70V (16.33 ohms) 1 7. 1 441 1504 379 8.6 379 1294 326
100V (33.33 ohms) 16.6 381 1301 328 8.5 344 1173 296