> what impedance is the headphone jack on the k3?
---------------------------------------------------- >From Lyle on 6/28/2010: The LM4811 headphone amplifier provides maximum power transfer into a 16 ohm load (105 mW), and 70mW into a 32 ohm load. As you increase the load impedance, the headphone driver becomes voltage limited. If you reduce the impedance too much, it will become current limited. There are 8.2 ohm resistors in series with left and right channel outputs of the LM4811 and the front panel headphone jack, and another pair of 8.2 ohm resistors in series from the LM4811 to the rear panel headphone jack. The resistors protect the headphone amplifier from short circuits, and also reduce the effect of reduced output in one set of headphones if another set is plugged into the other headphone jack. 73, Lyle KK7P ------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
