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MarkG3
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So I am removing the tweeters from my cabs as I don't like them or in the past have ever used a tweeter if a previous cab have had them.

Taken it apart and there are two wires connecting to it, I have disconnected those so can I now just cover them up with electrical tape then that's the job done?

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That's what it connects to

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That looks like it might be a properly designed x-over. Why not give it a try before disconnecting it?

If you do this, you need to bypass the crossover completely. You need to disconnect the wires that go from the input panel to the crossover from the crossover, and connect them directly to the bass unit. There's no need to disconnect the tweeter at all. From what I can see, that means unsoldering two of the red and black wires and connecting them together (solder and shrink wrap, or terminal blocks). I'm not sure what the third red and black wire is from the photo (second bass unit?) - so just make sure the input is connected directly to the bass driver(s) - and not the crossover - and you'll be good to go.

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[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1484749064' post='3218061']
That looks like it might be a properly designed x-over. Why not give it a try before disconnecting it?

If you do this, you need to bypass the crossover completely. You need to disconnect the wires that go from the input panel to the crossover from the crossover, and connect them directly to the bass unit. There's no need to disconnect the tweeter at all. From what I can see, that means unsoldering two of the red and black wires and connecting them together (solder and shrink wrap, or terminal blocks). I'm not sure what the third red and black wire is from the photo (second bass unit?) - so just make sure the input is connected directly to the bass driver(s) - and not the crossover - and you'll be good to go.
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+1
If you decide to go Tweeterless then you should bypass the X/Over and Tweeter completely.

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Thanks for all the replies. My knowledge about electrics is pretty non existent, but I get the idea of bypassing but I wouldn't be confident in being able to do it and doing a solid job without a major bodge job.

I've taped up the connectors on both cabs really well with electric insulation tape and really covered them loads so no chance of them touching.

Had a go with them to test them out and they sound fine to me 😃

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