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Overview 

The  JBL  4425  Charge

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Coupled  Crossover  PCB  is  shown  in  Figure  1  (top  side)  and  Figure  2 

(bottom side).  The board is designed to fit into the existing crossover housing, and the mounting 
holes, denoted with red arrows in Figure 1, are sized to make use of the existing snap

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lock PCB 

clips.  An example of a completed crossover, installed in the factory crossover housing, is shown 
in Figure 3.  Note that the default configuration uses the factory inductor for the woofer low

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pass 

filter.    If  you  are  building  a  custom  crossover  for  the  4425,  do  not  have  access  to  a  factory 
crossover unit, and/or want to use a different inductor, please see the Parts Information section. 
 

 

Figure 1:

 PCB top side view (mounting holes denoted with red arrows) 

Summary of Contents for JBL 4425

Page 1: ...JBL Model 4425 Charge Coupled Crossover User Manual echomountainaudio com echo mountain audio altadena california...

Page 2: ...E 14 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of Echo Mountain Audio s charge coupled crossover boards for the JBL Model 4425 Studio Monitor The set of bare boards you have received are intended for D...

Page 3: ...specs home speakers 1993 k2 s5500 page10 jpg http www lansingheritage org images jbl specs home speakers 1993 k2 s5500 page11 jpg http www lansingheritage org images jbl specs home speakers 1993 k2 s5...

Page 4: ...sting snap lock PCB clips An example of a completed crossover installed in the factory crossover housing is shown in Figure 3 Note that the default configuration uses the factory inductor for the woof...

Page 5: ...5 Figure 2 PCB bottom side view...

Page 6: ...pendix A and on Solen s product page Components of the same type and rating from other manufacturers may be substituted at the user s discretion but it is the responsibility of the user to measure the...

Page 7: ...s close to the PCB as possible they should all be accessible from the top side of the board 6 Once the wires are de soldered or cut from the PCB you will need to remove them from the strain relief cla...

Page 8: ...sidue with a swab and isopropyl alcohol 2 Insert and solder the small 0 25W resistors RC1 RC3 RC5 RC8 on the top side of the board Clean off any residual flux residue with a swab and isopropyl alcohol...

Page 9: ...rint so trim off the excess length leaving enough to pass through the board and allow for a solder fillet on both sides 3 Now that you ve trimmed off the excess leads to the desired length you ll need...

Page 10: ...enter it and then remove the protective layer on the exposed side of double sided tape Place the battery and clip down on the right side of the crossover assembly mounting plate choosing the location...

Page 11: ...neath the PCB You can push pull the wires through your semi tightened zip tie loop until you have everything dressed properly and then tighten it fully and snip off the excess length 4 Align the assem...

Page 12: ...12 Figure 4 Completed crossover installed in speaker cabinet as viewed through woofer cutout top of image points towards top of speaker...

Page 13: ...6 2 uF PA Series 250V Solen PA620 2 4 C5A C5B Capacitor 8 2 uF PA Series 250V Solen PA820 2 4 C8A C8B Capacitor 16 uF PA Series 250V Solen PA1600 2 4 L1 Inductor 1 0 mH Air Core Solen S201 0 1 2 R1 R...

Page 14: ...Mountain Charge Coupled Crossover blue curves was obtained using 8 ohm dummy loads with an RME ADI 2 Pro FS R BE audio interface and REW software 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 20 200 2000 20000 Magnitude...

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