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==Compression driver protection==
In some [[Sound reinforcement system|sound reinforcement]] and [[studio monitor]]s the high frequency drivers are protected by current sensing self-resetting circuit breakers. When too much power is dissipated by the driver, the circuit breaker interrupts the flow of electric current. The circuit breaker resets itself after a brief interval. An older circuit protection technique used by [[Electro-Voice]], [[Community Professional Loudspeakers|Community]], [[UREI]], [[Cerwin Vega]] and others is a light bulb placed in series with the driver to act as a variable resistor. The resistance of the bulb filament is proportional to its temperature which increases as current flow through the filament increases. The net effect is that as the power increases the filament consumes an increasing share of the total power thus limiting the power available to the compression driver.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.audioxpress.com/magsdirx/voxcoil/addenda/media/seaandland.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-01-17 |
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