Hi all,
I'm having to build a crossover for the first time and would like some advice on components. It's not an expensive design (2 Pi speakers) with a simple xo of; a 10uf cap, 0.5mH inductor and a 16 ohm resistor.
The designer Wayne has already advised me on 18awg wire for the air core inductor, as I hadn't a clue.
I'm considering the Obbligato Gold caps, as they seem good quality - not cheapo but not too expensive either.
But the cheapest part - the resistor - I have no idea except that it's 16 ohms. There's different types and wattages. I read metal oxide are good, but the wattage - how do I decide that?
Any help or recommendations please.
Ade
I'm having to build a crossover for the first time and would like some advice on components. It's not an expensive design (2 Pi speakers) with a simple xo of; a 10uf cap, 0.5mH inductor and a 16 ohm resistor.
The designer Wayne has already advised me on 18awg wire for the air core inductor, as I hadn't a clue.
I'm considering the Obbligato Gold caps, as they seem good quality - not cheapo but not too expensive either.
But the cheapest part - the resistor - I have no idea except that it's 16 ohms. There's different types and wattages. I read metal oxide are good, but the wattage - how do I decide that?
Any help or recommendations please.
Ade
It seems strange that in a plan there is no such info.
Anyway, for peace of mind, a 10W resistor is adequate for almost any crossover, as to the kind, this is where usually it starts a faith war, ceramic resistors are fine, as are MOX ones. However, I've never seen a 16 Ohm resistor, at least of the above kind/wattage. If you don't find one, you can reach the correct value with a 1 Ohm resistor in series to a 15 Ohm one, or an almost correct value with 2x 33 Ohm in parallel.
Ralf
Anyway, for peace of mind, a 10W resistor is adequate for almost any crossover, as to the kind, this is where usually it starts a faith war, ceramic resistors are fine, as are MOX ones. However, I've never seen a 16 Ohm resistor, at least of the above kind/wattage. If you don't find one, you can reach the correct value with a 1 Ohm resistor in series to a 15 Ohm one, or an almost correct value with 2x 33 Ohm in parallel.
Ralf