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nodiggie

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Posted: November 04, 2009 at 3:02 PM / IP Logged

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when using the slotted port calc. I assume the calculator does NOT consider using the side wall,top & bottom as part of the port. Therefore calculating a complete rectangle given the material thickness. If I am using the wall (side of box) as part of the port do I enter .375 instead of .75 if using .75 wall material? I am not so sure that .375 is correct at all either cause I didn't consider top and bottom wall.

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Posted: November 04, 2009 at 6:37 PM / IP Logged

A port is air, not air and the walls that surround it. That is called the port structure, and a port length calculator has no need to know how thick those walls are going to be. The calculator's concern is the dimensions of the port air.

"Port width" and "port height" are the specific dimensions of the port airspace that you will input into the calculator. You also will input the air volume of the box you are planning, and the intended tuning frequency.

When the calculator gives you an answer for port length, that is the length of the air in the port structure. It is up to you to figure out how to contain that port air and build it within the box structure. You will be building the box large enough so that it still has the volume that you inputted but also enough additional space for the calculated port and the port structure.

Be sure you are attempting to use the correct calculator, titled "slot port length calculator". By what you said, it seems you may be looking at the volume calculator directly below it. https://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxcalcs.asp#porsq

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