I am working on a ZD3C and made a tiny opps when buying the crossover parts.
I accidentally bought a 20 gauge 1.5mH inductor vs a 15 gauge as called for. Got caught up in the hurrying to make the order while the RS180s were on sale and messed up.
So as a crossover noob. This is a 2 part question.
1. Am I screwed and should I make an order for the 15 gauge or you think I will be fine? I hate paying shipping for one tiny thing.
2. Since I am trying to understand as much as possible along the way here is what I think would happen. The inductor is part of a 2nd order low pass and the resistance is not changing that crossover point. The added resistance from the low gauge wire will slightly reduce the output of the woofers but not very much. The PE page says the 20 gauge inductor is ok with 200 watts RMS and I am powering this from a mid level Denon with 110 watts so I won't be getting close that that number.
Am I close? What do the pros think?
I accidentally bought a 20 gauge 1.5mH inductor vs a 15 gauge as called for. Got caught up in the hurrying to make the order while the RS180s were on sale and messed up.
So as a crossover noob. This is a 2 part question.
1. Am I screwed and should I make an order for the 15 gauge or you think I will be fine? I hate paying shipping for one tiny thing.
2. Since I am trying to understand as much as possible along the way here is what I think would happen. The inductor is part of a 2nd order low pass and the resistance is not changing that crossover point. The added resistance from the low gauge wire will slightly reduce the output of the woofers but not very much. The PE page says the 20 gauge inductor is ok with 200 watts RMS and I am powering this from a mid level Denon with 110 watts so I won't be getting close that that number.
Am I close? What do the pros think?
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