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RCF L18S801 - 18" 700W 8 Ohm
The L18S801 is the RCF classical high efficiency 18" woofer.
A perfect blend of voice coil length, moving mass weight and suspensions control makes this transducer the preferred solution for many speakers and rental companies.
Voice coil construction, suspension and cone materials are upgrade in order to withstand up to 700 watt RMS power.
Applications:
The L18S801 finds its best application in band pass, reflex-horn and horn loaded system.
It is a perfect compact bass reflex solution for live music, when the maximum punch is required.
It is one of the faster transducers in its category.
Main Features:
- 4-inch, fiberglass inside/outside copper voice coil
- 1400W continuous program power handling
- 99.5 dB Sensitivity
- 38 Hz – 1 kHz Frequency range
- Dual spider design with silicon based dampening control
- M-roll surround and exponential cone geometry
This product has been discontinued - please do not try to order this item we will not be able to supply it - the product details are here for reference only. Please contact a member of staff, and we may be able to find an equivalent product for you.
General Specifications
- Nominal Diameter: 460 / 18 inch
- Rated Impedance: 8 O
- Program Power: 1400 W AES
- Power handling capacity: 700 W AES
- Sensitivity: 99.5 dB
- Frequency Range: 38 Hz - 1000 Hz
- Effective Piston Diameter: 380 mm / 15 inch
- Max Excursion Before Damage (peak to peak): 40 mm / 1.6 inch
- Minimum Impedance: 6.3 O
- Voice Coil Diameter: 100 mm / 4 inch
- Voice Coil Material: Copper
- Voice Coil Winding Depth: 18.5 mm / 0.7 inch
- Number of layers: 2
- Kind of layer: inside / outside
- Top Plate Thickness: 10 mm / 0.4 inch
- Cone Material: No pressed pulp
- Cone Design: Curved
- Surround Material: Polycotton
- Surround Design: M - roll
Thiele/Small Parameters
- Resonance frequency: 39 Hz
- DC resistance: 4.9O
- Mechanical factor: 8.3
- Electrical factor: 0.30
- Total factor: 0.29
- BL Factor: 24.5 T · m
- Effective Moving Mass: 148 g
- Equivalent Cas air load: 206 litres
- Effettive piston area: 0.113 m²
- Max. linear excursion (mathematical): 6.8 mm
- Voice - coil inductance @ 1kHz: 1.7 mH
- Half-space efficiency: 3.93%
Mounting information
- Overall Diameter: 470 mm / 18.5 inch
- Bolt Circle Diameter: 438 mm / 17.2 inch
- Bolt Hole Diameter: 8 mm / 0.3 inch
- Front Mount Baffle Cut-out: 416 mm / 16.4 inch
- Rear Mount Baffle Cut-out: 416 mm / 16.4 inch
- Depth: 209 mm / 8.3 inch
- Magnet Diameter: 220mm
- Volume occupied by the driver: 6.5 litres / 0.23 ft³
- Net Weight: 13.1 kg / 29.1 lbs
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