TIA Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 First post here. Had a tweeter go bad on my AR9's. Found a pair of replacements here locally (thanks @drugolf). When I pulled the old tweeters they were wired opposite, but I wired them the same when I replaced. The old and replacement tweeters do not have any markings regarding polarity. How do I figure out polarity or does it matter? Thanks. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 On my AR90 tweeters, with the "Teledyne Acoustic Research" logo straight up at 12:00, when you flip the tweeter over, the tab at 9:00 is positive, and the 3:00 tab is negative. And on the AR9's, all the drivers are wired in phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIA Posted November 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Looks like I have them wired correctly. Much appreciated @Stimpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Good to hear. Any impressions, now that the tweeters are wired correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 If your drivers have a small white label with red lettering on the magnet you will see a red dot. The dot is placed closest to the positive terminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Stimpy said: on the AR9's, all the drivers are wired in phase Yes, BUT on the AR90 the yellow wire still goes to the POS + terminal. The wiring configuration was different on the tweeter, UMR and LMR in the AR90. You still follow the AR scheme of the lighter colored wire still goes to the positive driver terminal. ( Its the other end of the wire that is located opposite of the AR9 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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