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Old 17th March 2006, 03:02 AM   #1
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Question Help - identify proper crossover wiring

Purchased a pair of two-way crossovers on ebay that had the right crossover point for some inexpensive bookshelfs I'm making from the "oops" cabinets that Parts Express was offering a few months ago (tweeter hole error)...

My problem (which a search hasn't seemed to answer) is identifying how to hook up the crossover - wiring is marked as follows on the crossover:
* G
* G/B
* B
* R
* Y/B
* Y

I assume B (black) and R (red) are inputs, but can't figure out if G or Y is tweeter/woofer.

Thanks in advance for the assistance. I only have the woofers handy - picking up the tweeters next week.
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Old 17th March 2006, 03:39 AM   #2
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So why not just wire up a bass driver to one pair (g - g/b OR y - y/b) and see what it sounds like ?.
Should be able to tell pretty damn quick if its right or not..........
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Old 17th March 2006, 05:09 AM   #3
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Trace the wiring. The tweeter hot would most likely go to a capacitor. Then through the cap to perhaps a coil which connects to the other side (shunt) and then to the tweeter.

The woofer lead probably goes to a coil (inductor) and through the inductor to the woofer, which may have some other components (resistor, capacitor, possibly inductor) across it.

I hope I have not confused matters....
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Old 17th March 2006, 01:40 PM   #4
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Can you snap a pic and show us? If you can, make sure you spread the wires out so we can easily identify where it's going. Shouldn't be that hard.
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