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   David Looser to Ian Bell   
   Re: Making a mono-from-stereo cable   
   08 Sep 10 12:41:27   
   
   XPost: uk.rec.audio   
   From: david.looser@btinternet.com   
      
   "Ian Bell"  wrote in message   
   news:i67kj5$679$3@localhost.localdomain...   
   > John Byrns wrote:   
   >>   
   >> There is only one logical way to connect the first two resistors, and   
   >> then seemingly only one place to connect the odd resistor, but what is   
   >> the point of including the third 10k resistor?   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > To provide some attenuation to get the 2V rms output closer to the 0.5V   
   > rms input requirement.   
   >   
      
   If the idea is to prevent overload of the amplifier then the shunt resistor   
   should be a lot lower, 1.67k to be exact.   
      
   David.   
      
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