Operation Manual
CT Power Amplifiers
page 20
17 AC Power Draw and Thermal Dissipation
ComTech DriveCore 8150
Load Watts in
Watts
out
120VAC
Watts
Dissipated
Watts in Watts out
240VAC
Watts
Dissipated
Thermal Dispation
Line
Current
Watts Out
Per 1A Line
Current
Line
Current
Watts Out
Per 1A Line
Current
btu/hr kcal/hr
Idle (Deep Sleep) - 0.9 <0.1 1.00 1.00 <0.1 1 3.41 0.86
Idle (Auto Standby) - 17 0.35 17.00 15.80 0.28 15.8 57.97 14.60
Idle (Awake) - 26.5 0.60 26.50 25.00 0.37 25 90.37 22.76
Idle (Green Power) - 14.5 0.40 - 14 0.30 - - -
1/8th Power Pink
Noise
8 179 122 3.40 36 57 185 125 2.10 60 60 204.60 51.54
6 221 155 4.00 39 66 210 150 2.10 71 60 225.06 56.69
4 207 131 3.50 37 76 201 125 2.10 60 76 259.16 65.28
1/3rd Power Pink
Noise
8 438 325 7.60 43 113 445 330 4.30 77 115 392.15 98.79
6 550 400 6.50 62 150 525 321 4.50 71 204 695.64 175.24
4 525 349 5.70 61 176 510 309 4.40 70 201 685.41 172.66
1/8th Power Sine
8 183 125 3.37 37 58 180 125 1.93 65 55 197.78 49.82
6 221 152 4.00 38 68 221 155 2.33 67 66 232.90 58.67
4 205 133 3.74 36 72 198 131 2.12 62 67 245.52 61.85
1/3rd Power Sine
8 452 334 7.85 43 118 436 329 4.36 75 107 402.38 101.36
6 570 413 9.93 42 157 558 413 5.56 74 145 535.37 134.86
4 507 349 8.79 40 158 495 350 4.93 71 145 538.78 135.72
AC Power Draw and Thermal Disspation:
Pink noise 12dB crest factor, bandwidth limited 22Hz to 22kHz.
Typical line impedance used.
Measurements made with 120/240 VAC mains.
Data based on all channels driven at 8 Ohms.