Need Some Help
I have run into a problem a couple days ago. My system was working fine for a couple weeks after I finished my install. However, on the drive home from work Friday, I went to mute and unmute my deck at a light (was playing at about 80% full tilt), and both my tweeters stopped working. My mids are working fine (Image Dynamics CTX65CS speakers btw). Everything looks fine, all my settings look correct. Any ideas? This is puzzling to say the least (and a major piss off!).
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If you are using one amplifier for both mid/tweeter and using the passive crossovers, check the crossovers for a blown fuse or bulb on the tweeter outputs (hopefully they have some sort protection). If not, you can give the tweeters a quick resistance check with a multimeter. If the meter reads an open circuit, or too large of a variant they are blown.
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Thanks man. Its crappy outside and I left my multimeter at work. I'll check tomorrow and let you know what I find.
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Stupid question, but how do I check the resistance? Also, can I check at the crossover or do I have to pop my tweeter out?
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Originally Posted by Hof
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Stupid question, but how do I check the resistance? Also, can I check at the crossover or do I have to pop my tweeter out?
If not you'll have to pop them.....sorry....:dunno::ohwell: HTH |
How much resistance should I be looking for roughly?
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Roughly......4ohms..........anything over 3 means the tweeter is still good.....:smilie_da
Hook the mid up to the tweeter outs on the crossover to confirm the crossover is still working.....:smokin: HTH |
I hooked up both mids to the tweeter output and got sound, so that is good. However, when I put my multimeter to them (200 is the lowest setting you can put it on), I got it bouncing around like crazy. Is that because the setting is too high on the digital multimeter, or are my tweeters shot?
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Originally Posted by Hof
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I hooked up both mids to the tweeter output and got sound, so that is good. However, when I put my multimeter to them (200 is the lowest setting you can put it on), I got it bouncing around like crazy. Is that because the setting is too high on the digital multimeter, or are my tweeters shot?
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Guess I gotta bite the bullet and buy some new ones. Thanks for all the help guys. I'll take your advice tubeamp next go around.
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