| Re: 7 PI digital to passive [message #87528 is a reply to message #87511] |
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Wayne Parham
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The minimum wire size you should use on coils is 20 gauge, but I suggest going bigger than that. We use 18 gauge air-core coils everywhere except the woofer, which has a 16 gauge laminated iron-core coil. An upgrade to 15 gauge is available.
I have a requirement of DCR less than 25% of the load, but I prefer to keep DCR under 10%, e.g. 0.8Ω for 8Ω drivers. In most locations, I achieve this with the 18 gauge parts but in some cases, I'm using parts that exceed the goal by a wide margin. For example, the coil in the woofer circuit of the constant-directivity cornerhorns has DCR of 0.25Ω.
The three π and four π loudspeaker models use a 1.5mH coil in series with a 0.5mH coil in the third-order midwoofer crossover circuit. The 18 gauge 1.5mH air-core coil has DCR of 0.65Ω in series with the 0.5mH coil which has DCR of 0.35Ω. So total resistance is a little over my goal of 10%. The 15 gauge upgraded inductors are 0.35Ω and 0.2Ω, respectively, which keeps DCR well under the 10% goal.
The six π and seven π constant-directivity cornerhorns use a 1.0mH coil in series with the 0.5mH coil in the midhorn circuit. Of course, the midhorn is padded so DCR isn't as critical in this part of the circuit. But the 18 gauge 1.0mH air-core coil has DCR of 0.45Ω and the 15 gauge part has DCR of 0.3Ω.
And yes, when using a 2226J, go with a 12mH coil in the woofer circuit. As I said above, don't skimp on the wire gauge.
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