Quiet output from tweeter on new crossover build

[Wmmathias]

How much volume should I expect from a tweeter xover at 3k?

 

[gadget73]

depends entirely on the tweeter and crossover design. If they are not matched to each other the output could be too much or too little.

Can you give some specifics of what you're working with?

 

[Binkman]

Welcome to ak ! Gadget73 is on the lead. What tweeter? soft or titanium? Many tweets are not labeled + & - so swapping leads is common to test.

 

[Wmmathias]

depends entirely on the tweeter and crossover design. If they are not matched to each other the output could be too much or too little.

Can you give some specifics of what you're working with?

depends entirely on the tweeter and crossover design. If they are not matched to each other the output could be too much or too little.

Can you give some specifics of what you're working with?

depends entirely on the tweeter and crossover design. If they are not matched to each other the output could be too much or too little.

Can you give some specifics of what you're working with?

@Wmmathias

Enough for normal listening.

No, when I connect the speaker before the Lpad I get normal volumes. Calculations were made from xover pro. File of schematics attached

 

[elnaldo]

I'd remove that "impedance eq" , I don't think you need that on the tweeter. Also, that L pad takes a lot of the signal. Think that electricity will take the easiest path, and between a 4 ohm resistor, and a 4 ohm tweeter, I think the easiest path is the resistor. (The tweeter is a coil, and coils offer resistance to high freqs)

Try without L pad and without eq network, and tweak the L pad from there, in small increments.

 

[Wmmathias]

I'd remove that "impedance eq" , I don't think you need that on the tweeter. Also, that L pad takes a lot of the signal. Think that electricity will take the easiest path, and between a 4 ohm resistor, and a 4 ohm tweeter, I think the easiest path is the resistor. (The tweeter is a coil, and coils offer resistance to high freqs)

Try without L pad and without eq network, and tweak the L pad from there, in small increments.

I toyed around with it tonight. I get normal volume with the positive lead from the speaker before the Lpad. Connected after the Lpad but before the impedance eq it's still quiet.

 

[Wmmathias]

I toyed around with it tonight. I get normal volume with the positive lead from the speaker before the Lpad. Connected after the Lpad but before the impedance eq it's still quiet.

Thank you for your suggestions

 

[elnaldo]

As said, I think that L pad is too much attenuation.

Try without the eq and l pad networks and start tamming de tweeter output with just one resistor in series. Wire the resistor outside the cabinet with alligator clips so you can change the value easily.