I have got a pair of two way speakers with a problem. The crossover is a extremely simple - woofer is connected directly to the terminals and tweeter is connected via a simple RC filter. The problem is that some genius have fiddled with the tweeter filter/crossover and it's not working. The tweeter elements are ok, they show 4ohm and react to the 1.5V battery test. But components in the crossover have been rearranged or maybe something was even added.
What I have are three components - one 3.3uF/700V (made by SCR Silver Sound) capacitor, one 7.5 ohm resistor (marked with North R10 7R5 1304) and one 2.7 ohm resistor (marked with AchrOhmiC 2R7 16W 2%). Impedance of the tweeter is 4 ohm and the speaker impedance should be 8 ohm.
Someone tried to be creative and re-soldered some of the components. There is no measurement between plus and minus tweeter terminals but the tweeter itself measures 4 ohm and seems to be in order even when tested with a battery.
Can someone arrange these components correctly in a simple schematic?
Thanks in advance!
What I have are three components - one 3.3uF/700V (made by SCR Silver Sound) capacitor, one 7.5 ohm resistor (marked with North R10 7R5 1304) and one 2.7 ohm resistor (marked with AchrOhmiC 2R7 16W 2%). Impedance of the tweeter is 4 ohm and the speaker impedance should be 8 ohm.
Someone tried to be creative and re-soldered some of the components. There is no measurement between plus and minus tweeter terminals but the tweeter itself measures 4 ohm and seems to be in order even when tested with a battery.
Can someone arrange these components correctly in a simple schematic?
Thanks in advance!
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The original crossover was probably like this, but an extra resistor may have been added.
One of the resistors could be open, check them and see.
Try the 7.5 ohm resistor first. If the speaker sounds too dull, substitute the 2.7 instead.
Which speaker system is this?
One of the resistors could be open, check them and see.
Try the 7.5 ohm resistor first. If the speaker sounds too dull, substitute the 2.7 instead.
Which speaker system is this?