Peavey 2-way xover question

Hey all,

Recently a guy gave me a couple old home-built speakers that I scrapped out for parts.

The passive crossovers were made by Peavey (and mis-matched), and I can't seem to find the specs on them.

I'm not sure how to describe them, as they seem to be some sort of 1st order-Low / 2nd order-High (??).

PV# 70501558, C1=2.0uF, L1=0.363mH, L2=0.60mH
PV# 30501592, C1=1.5uF, L1=0.342mH, L2=0.738mH

Can anybody decipher the xover freq's on these?

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Regards,
JohnR
 
And that is about what I calculate for the high pass as a 2nd order.
But if I figure the low pass as a 1st order, I come up with 1800-2000-ish?
which means there will be a big "hole" in the middle?
Again, that is why I pose this question, I'm not familiar with this topology, and I'm quite certainly confused.
🤔
Perhaps there is some other interaction between the HP and LP that I don't understand?

JohnR
 
No,No,No...
Forget about speaker response and impedance curves, and what we "guess it might be"...
I want to understand this circuit in a theoretical 8 ohm load on each output.
I already tried plugging it into XSIM with FRD/ZMA files for a known tweeter and woofer, and it gave me a bizarre response.
there is something about this design that doesn't make sense.
 
The crossover frequency in the PR 15 is 3KHz.

Replacement crossover for Peavey PR15 PA speaker, model or item number 30501593.
Genuine Peavey X-over for PR15 passive PA speakers. This Peavey cross-over part number 30501593 replaces previous cross-over 70501558.
The genuine Peavey crossover board includes RX 14 HF driver protection, 2 x 6.3mm (1/4") female jack sockets and cabling to connect to the main PA speaker and the high frequency driver.
The x-over board has pre drilled holes for mounting onto the PR15 input socket panel.


Peavey crossover 30501593. Wiring is as follows:
Red: High Frequency Positive
Black: High Frequency Negative
Yellow: Low Frequency (Woofer) Positive
Blue: Low Frequency (Woofer) Negative
If your High Frequency Driver is not marked '+' or '-', there are bumps indicating positive and negative.
One bump is Positive, Two bumps is Negative
 
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The woofer in later models might have decreased in inductance, requiring more inductance in the later crossovers. Or maybe Peavey wanted to tame cone breakup 2700-3000 hz on the 15" driver a little more. 3 khz is pretty high for a 15" woofer to emit.