To calculate the resistor value for a frequency not on the chart use the following:

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fo= R (in k) for .047µf cap

= R (in k) for .022µf cap

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fo

Where: R =

fo = desired crossover frequency

c = capacitor in farads

ex: .047 x 10-6 for .047mf cap

The actual formula is: R = 1

2πfoc

Butterworth Alignment Q = .707

1% resistors used with 0.047µF capacitors

Butterworth Alignment Q = .707

1% resistors used with 0.022µF capacitors
Frequency R1 R2
20Hz 357k357k
25Hz 287k287k
30Hz 237k237k
35Hz 205k205k
40Hz 178k178k
45Hz 162k162k
50Hz 143k143k
55Hz 130k130k
60Hz 121k121k
65Hz 110k110k
70Hz 102k102k
75Hz 95.3k95.3k
80Hz 90.9k90.9k
85Hz 84.5k84.5k
90Hz 80.6k80.6k
200Hz 35.7k35.7k
300Hz 23.7k23.7k
400Hz 17.8k17.8k
500Hz 14.3k14.3k
600Hz 12.1k12.1k
700Hz 10.2k10.2k
800Hz 9.9k9.9k
900Hz 8.6k8.6k
1kHz 7.15k7.15k
1.2kHz 6.04k6.04k
2.0kHz 3.57k3.57k
3.0kHz 2.37k2.37k
4.0kHz 1.76k1.76k
5.0kHz 1.43k1.43k
6.0kHz 1.21k1.21k
7.0kHz 1.02k1.02k
8.0kHz 909909

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Frequency R1 R2
20Hz 169k169k
25Hz 133k133k
30Hz 110k110k
35Hz 95.3k95.3
40Hz 84.5k84.5k
45Hz 75k75k
50Hz 68.1k68.1k
55Hz 61.9k61.9k
60Hz 56.2k56.2k
65Hz 52.3k52.3k
70Hz 48.7k48.7k
75Hz 45.3k45.3k
80Hz 42.2k42.2k
84Hz 40.2k40.2k
90Hz 37.4k37.4k
200Hz 16.9k16.9k
300Hz 11.3k11.3k
400Hz 8.45k8.45k
500Hz 6.65k6.65k
600Hz 5.62k5.62k
700Hz 4.75k4.75k
800Hz 4.22k4.22k
900Hz 3.74k3.74k
1kHz 3.40k3.40k
1.2kHz 2.8k2.8k
2kHz 1.69k1.69k
3kHz 1.10k1.10k
4kHz 845845
5kHz 665665
6kHz 562562
7kHz 487487
8kHz 422422

RESISTOR CHART

The following charts list the resistor values to use for common crossover frequencies.