Jump to content

Crossover: Heresy III / CW III : 25 Watts Resistor really needed??


Recommended Posts

Having recently figured out the resistor values in mid and tweeter section for H III Xover, now I am going to convert my CW III Xover to H III Xover by substituting the resistors. These resistors are all spec'ed at 25 Watts. Where I live I can only get 10 Watt Daytons. So only option is to buy two 10 watts resistors of half value and use them in series (to get up to 20 watts) which I rather not do as physical layout will not be a simple swap of resistors.

 

Do I really need 25 Watts resistors for mid and highs? Can I get away with 10 Watts? 

 

Thanks

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi @radiogramme

 

@JohnA's comment is a good thing

 

For me the 10W resistors are already well sized, but if you want to increase the reliability of the resistors, I advise you to mount them with a space of 1/2 inch between the printed circuit and the body of the resistor: the cooling by convection will be much better and the reliability greatly increased.

 

NO

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4xvEeJyN4Lj99B_tK93y

 

 

 

YES

sd-3023a-2.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Otherwise you can't find 25w Mundorf resistors on the net?

 

https://www.mundorf.com/audio/en/shop/Resistors/?reload_filter=true&p (max)_25watt=true&p (max)_1x15watt=false&p (max)_2x7%2C5watt=false&p (max)_5watt=false&p (max)_10watt=false&p (max)_20watt=false&p (max)_30%2F3watt=false

Link to comment
Share on other sites

@mustang_flht Thanks for the cooling tip.  I am India and have no access to 25 Watt resistors of decent quality easily. For now I am going to experiment with 10 Watt resistors and once I am satisfied I will probably get them from mouser/madisound etc when my sister comes here next month.

 

BTW, I am now using Bi-Amping to make up for sensitivity difference between bass and mid-highs with the Integrated Amp driving the bass is boosted up. In this I actually find that I prefer the mid-highs 4db lower instead of 3db.

 

I am also curious that a much less sensitive speaker (only 85 db) like JBL A130 I have, uses 1only 10 watt resistor when I would expect much more power going into this than the Heresy.

 

Thanks

Link to comment
Share on other sites

@radiogramme  Ok it's noted, you are in India 😍 and no 25W resistors.

 

I have 10W resistors on my CWIII in the sqwaker between 800Hz and 5000Hz without any problem for 2 years: they are far from the board for better cooling,

as I explained to you above 😉

 

My R18ohms 10w green in middle on home network

DSC_0168.thumb.JPG.c0c70e81964d457356732700b0cc7c25.JPG

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...