Tweeter
+
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Crossover
Midrange
SSMB Midbass
Input +
Input
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C1
C2
Output
-
L1
L2
C3
C4
R1
Output
-
SOURCE UNIT
Other
Channel
+
_
+
_
Midrange
Midbass
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Wiring
Kicker SSMB Series Midbass Drivers
Recommended Applications / Version 2.0
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Crossover Component values:
C1: 10.0 µF Mylar, 100Vr
C2: 200.0 µF Electrolytic, 100Vr
L1: 1.9 mH Laminated steel bar core, Dcr<0.20
W
L2: 1.9 mH Laminated steel bar core, Dcr<0.20
W
C3: 200.0 µF Electrolytic, 100Vr
C4: 29.0 µF Electrolytic, 100Vr
R1: 3.0
W
10 W
Your Midbass driver has two spring loaded terminals. The red terminal is connected to the positive wire and the
black terminal is connected to the negative wire from the source unit or amplifier. Since your midbass drivers have
a limited frequency range it is recommended to use a bandpass crossover. Use either a passive unit to connect into
an existing system or for higher performance, an electronic crossover and a dedicated amplifier. See the following
diagrams for the wiring option that best suits your system.
Kicker recommends using the SSMB series midbass drivers in conjunction with the Resolution Series or Kicker
Series Components. This will create a seamless sound stage.
In the most basic wiring diagram, the SSMB6 / SSMB8 would be wired into the output of an existing system. Be
sure to use a passive crossover on the midbass driver, an example is provided below. We locked our engineer away
in a room, armed with only a sliderule and a calculator and these are the numbers he came up with. If you feel the
values listed do not fit your needs, you can design your own. You may need to go through some trial and error
before getting it right.
Hint: Take the easy way out, USE the numbers we provide, he worked so hard on them !
As you will see, he has included a
Zobel Impedance Compensation Network in the schematics. An impedance
compensation network is wired in parallel with the speaker to counteract the rise in impedance with the increasing
frequency caused by the inductive reactance of the voice coil.
