Current Draw & Thermal Dissipation

LUCIA® 240/2
Item no. CDTD-LUCIA2402 - 03.12.2015
Current Draw and Thermal Dissipation
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The following tables contain information on measured current consumption as well as calculated heat dissipation during what we see as
the most extreme sustained normal operation (1/8 rated power).
LUCIA 240/2
Level Load Output power
Mains
voltage
Line
current
Watt *1) Thermal Dissipation
VAC IAC In Out Dissipated BTU/hr kCal/hr
Standby w. remote Power Off.
230 0.032 0.88 0 1 3 1
120 0.027 0.77 0 1 3 1
100 0.028 0.76 0 1 3 1
Power on, Idling
230 0.12 11. 9 0 12 41 10
120 0.19 13.0 0 13 44 11
100 0.22 13 .1 0 13 44 11
Pink Pseudo
Noise (1/8)
16 Ω / Ch. 60 x 2
230 0.29 34.4 15 19 66 17
120 0.47 34.7 15 20 67 17
100 0.58 34.1 15 19 65 16
8 Ω / Ch. 120 x 2
230 0.42 53.7 30 24 81 20
120 0.70 54.2 30 24 82 21
100 0.81 54.6 30 25 84 21
4 Ω / Ch. 120 x 2
230 0.45 55.2 30 25 86 22
120 0.74 56.7 30 27 91 23
100 0.84 56.8 30 27 91 23
2 Ω / Ch. 120 x 2
230 0.47 59.1 30 29 99 25
120 0.76 58.9 30 29 98 25
100 0.91 61.1 30 31 106 27
*1) The amplifier’s PSU operates as a non-resistive load, so the calculation “Volts x Amps = Watts” would not be correct. Instead, measured and specified here
is what is known as the “Active Power” in the amplifier providing useful, real-world values of power consumption and heat dissipation.