Or so I believe it to be! Ive read a tonne of webpages regarding introductory electronics. It is so confusing (Ive never done any electronics before).
Im doing my first DIY speakers, and just want the most basic crossover needed to actually make the damn things work. With the driver and tweeter being close enough to 6ohm impedance, I calculate that I need 10uF cap for the tweeter to crossover around 2.5khz , and probably a 636uH inductor for the driver.
My tweeter will have to live for the meanwhile being a few db louder than the driver - I dont quite understand the placement of the resister to bring this down. I cant get my head around exactly what effect it would have on the capacitor.
So - phase not withstanding, the theory is that I go to the electronics store and find out how to get 636uH worth of inductance, and 10uF worth of capacitance - I take my positive wire coming in, split it and on one split, before the tweeter I wire the capacitor in... and on the other split, before the driver, I wire the inductor in. Is this correct?
If so, are there any considerations I will need to bare in mind for the maximum voltage or any other ratings that are applied to the capacitor or inductor? Perhaps recommendations on what type of capacitor/inductor is best suited to crossover?
The power rating of the tweeter is 40W, and the driver is 30W. If you can give any help in this area where I so poorly lack, I would be most greatful.
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