In Reply to: Can someone build me an external crossover for my 1.6QRs? posted by maprik on December 14, 2006 at 01:21:54:
Do the research to see which capacitors and inductors are favored, and spend the money to buy a proper soldering iron for the type of inductor: the Alpha Core foil inductors need at least a 40-watt iron to solder wires to the foil properly. 80-watt irons would be better. Most hobbyist irons are 25-watts or smaller, and will fail to make a proper joint.Keep in mind that wood is a poor dielectric for audio, and that vibration is the enemy of high resolution.
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- If you make electric violins, you are certainly not too dumb to DIY!!! - Al Sekela 13:27:49 12/14/06 (16)
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