Legacy Straight 8 V1 crossover help - Dinner party tonight - I need music.

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Offline Gaspode

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After a  very long time - and I'm back on Bottlehead forum.

After a house move - I'm finally setting up my BH system.
However - I have no idea where I have left the build manuals.

With an important dinner party tonight - I need to get some music playing.

I need your help.

Does anyone have the Straight 8 crossover V1 schematic.
I have a 0.68 foil inductor  and a 3.3uf capacitor.


If not -  How would I wire these up.

+ve terminal to 0.68uf inductor - to woofers?
+ve terminal to 3.3uf capacitors to tweeters?

All help welcome -   otherwise I may have to start singing.

Hmm....   Now thinking about that soft start the amps...    if I can find my soldering iron.




Offline aragorn723

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Hi,

Here is a screenshot from lalena.com, it is a basic first order crossover.   Hopefully this will help.

Dave



Offline Gaspode

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Thank you Dave

That is exactly what I need.
That's why I love Bottlehead.

Best
Gaspode




Offline RayP

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This version has different values.  I hope posting the page is allowed and will remove it if necessary.

(https://forum.bottlehead.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi87.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk125%2Frperry13%2Fstraight_8e_zps90000cea.jpg&hash=7e7592e43ec2527483021799ae4c201bd577a0bf)

ray

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Offline Gaspode

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Cheers Ray.

Well both -   I'm up and running.

The FP3 and Paramounts - and Straight 8's are making glorious music.

Ironically - I found the instructions for the FP1, FP2, Paraglow, Paraglow 2, Parabees.
Pretty much every piece of kit I have grandfathered.

The current setup  ( manuals on CD IIRC ) -  nothing.
Sod's law. 



Offline Paul Birkeland

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Scott, it's great to have you back!

I think PJ has posted the V3 crossover elsewhere on the forum.

-PB

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Offline Doc B.

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Hi Scott, great to have you back!

When you get some time to scrounge the parts, here's the V3 crossover. It's a definite step up sonically.

http://bottlehead.com/smf/index.php?topic=7208.msg69591#msg69591

Remember that the farther away you can position the S8s from the listening position the more coherent the image will be.

Dan "Doc B." Schmalle
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Bottlehead Corp.


Offline aragorn723

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Glad to hear it's working!  Enjoy  8)

Dave