Bass Blocker Calculator

Does anyone know of a good website that has a calculator for bass blockers? I know that all a bass blocker consists of is a non-polarized cap. My issue is that I don't know how to calculate the capacitor value for the frequency I'm trying to eliminate. I don't have a problem with calculating it by hand if someone could walk me through it.I drink current, eat ohms, and bleed voltage

In the charts and diagrams section here there are calculators for high and low pass filters.Gary Sather

A "bass blocker" is a first order passive high-pass crossover. Enter your woofer impedance and your desired Xover setting in any on-line calculator for a ball-park figure. By the way, using a non-polarized electrolytic will give adequate results for most people, but if you notice distortion in the speaker try using a metalized poly cap instead. -edit- see the12volt calculator linked below. :)Support the12volt.com

Thanks for the replies! I was looking for the calculators on the website but I couldn't find it til now. That website that you linked me DYohn is awesome. Thanks again! The information given will be very helpful.I drink current, eat ohms, and bleed voltage

Here's our calculator... https://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/crosscalc.asp#ccc the12volt • Support the12volt.com

2 Ohm chart 4 Ohm chart 8 Ohm chart

I hate to say this, but I found all these calculators and charts not only very confusing, but pretty much unhelpful. Yep, I still couldn't figure out exactly which bass blocker to use in my new system. All that 1st order, 2nd order and more overwhelmed me. I'm just looking for the simple answer, not the scientific one. I've used them before, but that was when I got them from an online company that only sold 2 sizes. Seems these days there are a gazillion sizes. I posted on Crutchfield's website (I never buy from Crutchfield, only read stuff and look at products) that I had questions about which bass blocker to use. I clearly explained that I know WHAT they are and HOW they work AND that I've used them in the past. But I was flooded with replies explaining what they are and how they work! OMG, do people not read? LOL! So, my current confusion is that I just want to know which bass blocker to use for my tweeters. I don't want anything at or below mid-range frequencies getting to my tweeters. My tweeters F/R goes up to 30,000Hz (I know, I know, the human ear doesn't hear that high, but I want all the dogs and dear in the area to enjoy my tunes too!) and I only want the highs from them. So, I'm assuming I want to chose bass blockers with the highest (or highER) number of cut-off frequency. Am I correct? Like, say maybe 5,000Hz or so? Would that be a good starting point? Thanks for any advice you can give me without showing me a chart or graph. I'm not good at figuring those things out. Oh, I'm running Pioneer TS-100 tweeters off deck power, and it worked awesome in the past. I can adjust the HP filter on the deck, which will be a huge help. But I just feel safer running bass blockers. Thank you!

Your tweeters should come with a crossover cap soldered to them or in line with the leads. If not, you are likely safe using a 5000 Hz first order crossover - which would consist of a single capacitor in series with the positive lead. What is the rated impedance of the tweeter?Support the12volt.com

Thanks! That's exactly what Sonic .suggested. Sure, that level costs twice as much as the others, but probably worth it if I can save my tweeters.

DYohn wrote: What is the rated impedance of the tweeter?

They're 4-ohm Pioneer TS-110 tweeters.