Can i run my component system with a tweeter missing

Mithrandir · Post by **Mithrandir** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:41 pm

and not damage the woofer. See i took a tweeter out because it was bad. Can I still run it with the tweeterless woofer hooked up or should I disconnect that channel all together?

stephensmia · Post by **stephensmia** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:42 pm

you should be good

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:52 pm

done it before......

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:55 pm

i dont think theres anything wrong. all it will do is leave you with no highs on that side. wont damage anything

Mithrandir · Post by **Mithrandir** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:02 pm

ok cool, plus this will allow me to be sure it was the tweeter not the woofer.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:41 am

Depends on the type of crossover. If it's a 2nd order or higher, which most tweeter highpasses are, DO NOT run it without a load. 2nd order crossovers have either an inductor or a capacitor in parallel (depending on if it's a HPF or LPF), and at the crossover frequency or a multiple of the crossover frequency, this inductor will shunt it and create what is very close to a dead short to the amplifier, the only resistance being the speaker wire and the inductor or capacitor. Not something that you want to occur.

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:06 am

ya if its a cheap comp set then i wouldnt worry about but i know the bravox kevlars have a 4th order linkwitz riley crossover and they get mad really mad when you dont have everything hooked up right. most cheap comp sets dont have very many parts to them and mainly caps. but a 4th order one is alot better its also harder to design/make and more expensive. (im crossover smart now i just read a book on it)

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:04 am

I agree with Devin...I know I am smart, I just stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Mithrandir · Post by **Mithrandir** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:30 pm

well this thread is resolved, i put the tweeter back in, sorry for bein such a pain in the ass guys