Speaker

Loads & appliances · 8 Ω 0.5–3 W

Moving-coil loudspeaker · 8 Ω · 0.5 W · voice coil ≈ 0.2 mH

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Typical part: 8 Ω loudspeaker

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Ratings and limits

How to use it

Driven from an amplifier through a DC-blocking capacitor; never straight from a DC rail.

Lessons and builds that use it

• LM386 speaker amplifier
• Class-D amplifier from parts
• LM386 speaker amplifier box (build)

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