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- From: jreiser@scott.skidmore.edu (Jason Reiser... Asleep)
- Subject: Passive X-Over Chart Repost...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.064627.3204@scott.skidmore.edu>
- Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:46:27 GMT
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-
- Since there has been more talk recently on building passive
- crossovers, I figured I would re-post these charts. Sources for all
- of this are Car Stereo Review, March/April 1991 and the Orion
- Newsletter, July/August 1991.
-
-
- 6 db per octave high and low pass filters
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
- Frequency | S p e a k e r I m p e d a n c e |
- (Hz) | 4 O h m s | 8 O h m s |
- |-----------------------------------------------------
- | L1 | C1 | L2 | C2 |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
- 80 | 8.2 mH | 500 uF | 16 mH | 250 uF |
- 100 | 6.2 mH | 400 uF | 12 mH | 200 uF |
- 130 | 4.7 mH | 300 uF | 10 mH | 150 uF |
- 200 | 3.3 mH | 200 uF | 6.8 mH | 100 uF |
- 260 | 2.4 mH | 150 uF | 4.7 mH | 75 uF |
- 400 | 1.6 mH | 100 uF | 3.3 mH | 50 uF |
- 600 | 1.0 mH | 68 uF | 2.0 mH | 33 uF |
- 800 | 0.82 mH | 50 uF | 1.6 mH | 25 uF |
- 1000 | 0.62 mH | 39 uF | 1.2 mH | 20 uF |
- 1200 | 0.51 mH | 33 uF | 1.0 mH | 16 uF |
- 1800 | 0.33 mH | 22 uF | 0.68 mH | 10 uF |
- 4000 | 0.16 mH | 10 uF | 0.33 mH | 5 uF |
- 6000 | 0.10 mH | 6.8 uF | 0.20 mH | 3.3 uF |
- 9000 | 68 uH | 4.7 uF | 0.15 mH | 2.2 uF |
- 12000 | 51 uH | 3.3 uF | 100 uH | 1.6 uF |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- L = inductor uF = microfarad uH = microhenries
- C = capacitor mH = millihenries
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- -- High pass... use the capacitor in series to the speaker.
- -- Low pass.... use the inductor in series to the speaker.
- -- Band pass... use an inductor and capacitor in series to the speaker
- with the capacitor closer to the speaker.
- (this can be reversed)
-
- -- Note that these can be done in other ways, ie. use a cap. in
- parallel to a woofer for low pass, but these represent the usual methods.
-
-
-
- 12 db per octave high and low pass filters
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- Frequency | S p e a k e r I m p e d a n c e |
- (Hz) | 4 O h m s | 8 O h m s |
- |----------------------------------------------------
- | L1 | C1 | L2 | C2 |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- 80 | 11 mH | 330 uF | 22 mH | 180 uF |
- 100 | 9.1 mH | 270 uF | 18 mH | 150 uF |
- 130 | 6.8 mH | 200 uF | 15 mH | 100 uF |
- 200 | 4.7 mH | 150 uF | 9.1 mH | 75 uF |
- 260 | 3.6 mH | 100 uF | 6.8 mH | 50 uF |
- 400 | 2.2 mH | 68 uF | 4.7 mH | 33 uF |
- 600 | 1.5 mH | 47 uF | 3.0 mH | 27 uF |
- 800 | 1.0 mH | 33 uF | 2.0 mH | 15 uF |
- 1000 | 0.91 mH | 27 uF | 1.8 mH | 13 uF |
- 1200 | 0.75 mH | 22 uF | 1.5 mH | 11 uF |
- 1800 | 0.50 mH | 15 uF | 1.0 mH | 6.8 uF |
- 4000 | 0.22 mH | 6.8 uF | 0.47 mH | 3.3 uF |
- 6000 | 0.15 mH | 4.7 uF | 0.33 mH | 2.2 uF |
- 9000 | 0.10 mH | 3.3 uF | 0.20 mH | 1.5 uF |
- 12000 | 75 uH | 2.2 uF | 0.15 mH | 1.0 uF |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- L = inductor uF = microfarad uH = microhenries
- C = capacitor mH = millihenries
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- NOTE--
- 12db/octave crossovers are set up as following...
- -- high pass - capacitor in series followed by inductor in parallel
- (inductor is closer to speaker.)
- -- low pass - inductor in series followed by capacitor in parallel
- - (capacitor is closer to speaker).
- -- band pass - inductor in series followed by capacitor in parallel
- followed by capacitor in series followed by inductor
- in parallel (closest to speaker).
- (basically, a high and low pass in series to each other)
-
- Sorry if this is becoming confusing, but to attempt to draw this on
- the system would be extremely difficult. Check out the CSR issue
- for diagrams and talk.
-
- I have not included the 18db/octave charts due to the complexity of
- those charts, but if someone would like to know some specific points
- just drop me some mail.
- I have the 18db/octave information only for the same crossover points
- (in Hz.) as listed above.
-
- AND, if anyone has information on building crossovers at other
- frequencies, please post.
-
-
- - Jason
-
-
-
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