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Crossover help

#1 Post by Djones87136 »

Hello!

First time builder here (DR200 build) and I'm insanely confused by the crossover board. Maybe this is extremely simple and obvious but not to me. So I bought the pre built boards from speaker hardware and I have the array built and wired but I'm confused about how I'm supposed to wire the array and driver to this board. Can anyone give a newbie some insight into what I'm missing?
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The markings on the board:
Common is negative. All negative leads go here. Amp, tweeter, and woofer.
T+ is tweeter positive
M+ is Midrange positive
+IN is the positive from the amplifier
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Re: Crossover help

#3 Post by Djones87136 »

Amazing 🙏 thank you so much for the info!

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#4 Post by Seth »

Correction. it's...
+T = Tweeter positive
+W = Woofer positive
Build in process - 2 WH6, one Alpha 6a loaded, one PRV Audio 6MB250-NDY loaded

Two 2x6 shorty SLA Pro's
One T39, 16", 3012LF loaded
Tall AutoTuba, 20" wide, 2x 8" MCM 55-2421
TruckTuba, 8½" wide, 2x 8" MCM 55-2421

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#5 Post by Grant Bunter »

Seth wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 9:14 pm Correction. it's...
+T = Tweeter positive
+W = Woofer positive
And if you're using a eminence compression driver for HF, then the black marked connector is +, not the red...
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#6 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

One can't assume correct tweeter polarity. The plans take that into account.

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