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Running Tweeter on passive crossover without woofer??
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<blockquote data-quote="GordonW" data-source="post: 2049119" data-attributes="member: 568981"><p>This can definitely happen.</p><p></p><p>What happens, to paraphrase the WINISD manual, is that without the woofer inline to "damp" the crossover, the coil and cap in the woofer crossover will resonate at the crossover frequency, and will SHORT the amp at that frequency. Many amps will go into overload from this... spitty, harsh sound, and sometimes, even "whistle tones"... ie, OSCILLATION.</p><p></p><p>I've HEARD this happen, in a very few cases. In at least one of those, the amp was SMOKING before we could turn it off...</p><p></p><p>If you're going to do this, get a VERY HIGH POWER resistor (4 to 5 ohms, at least 50 watts... you could parallel 2- 8 ohm 25 watt resistors) and put IN PLACE of the blown woofer. That way, the crossover sees an appropriate load...</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p></p><p>Gordon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GordonW, post: 2049119, member: 568981"] This can definitely happen. What happens, to paraphrase the WINISD manual, is that without the woofer inline to "damp" the crossover, the coil and cap in the woofer crossover will resonate at the crossover frequency, and will SHORT the amp at that frequency. Many amps will go into overload from this... spitty, harsh sound, and sometimes, even "whistle tones"... ie, OSCILLATION. I've HEARD this happen, in a very few cases. In at least one of those, the amp was SMOKING before we could turn it off... If you're going to do this, get a VERY HIGH POWER resistor (4 to 5 ohms, at least 50 watts... you could parallel 2- 8 ohm 25 watt resistors) and put IN PLACE of the blown woofer. That way, the crossover sees an appropriate load... Regards, Gordon. [/QUOTE]
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