From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Thu, 5 Mar 2026 13:44:43 -0500, "Edward Rawde"   
    wrote:   
      
   >"Bill Sloman"  wrote in message news:10oc   
   63$14a5$1@dont-email.me...   
   >> On 6/03/2026 4:12 am, Christopher Howard wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> parallel protection1    parallel protection2   
   >>>> -+-[>>>   |             |         |                         |   
   >>>> -+-[D3>]-[D4>]-+-       -+-[D5>]-[D6>]-[D7>]-[D8>]-+-   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Thank you, would you mind please explaining a little more about these   
   >>> parallel protection circuits, i.e., how the protection works?   
   >>   
   >> It's depressingly simple-minded. The current through a silicon diode is an   
   exponential function of the current though it.   
   >   
   >While true (if we correct the error which is so obvious it doesn't matter),   
   >it's probably about the last thing I'd think of when trying to protect   
   >a loudspeaker.   
   >   
   >I'd suggest that the OP puts a resistor in series with his capacitor.   
   >Better to watch a resistor go up in smoke rather than a speaker.   
   >If it's an 8 ohm speaker try a beefy 10 ohm resistor and if you   
   >can still hear what you want through the speaker then you have   
   >greatly reduced the chances of damaging your speaker.   
      
   That wrecks the "damping factor" but most people won't hear the   
   difference.   
      
      
   John Larkin   
   Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
      
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