[puttster]

I have a situation where my center dash speaker is too loud compared to the
kickpanel speakers. So I got an L-pad for it. There was no 4 ohm pad
available so I got an 8 ohm stereo and connected the three front terminals
to the three back ones which (based on what I read on the internet) will
convert the L-pad to 4 ohm.

Here is my hookup. hope this comes through. I am calling the back set of
terminals on the L-pad "a."

amp Left + -------- L-pad1--L-pad1a ----- center speaker +
L-pad2 --L-pad 2a ------- center
speaker -
amp Right - -------L-pad3 --L-pad3a

With this setup (sorry about the arrows) I can lower the center speaker
volume but... turning the the knob down (counterclockwise) makes the center
speaker actually get louder. And, though the L-pad is a 50w one, I think it
has a kind of a burning smell to it.

Q: what is the proper setup for my L-pad?

[puttster]

I have a situation where my center dash speaker is too loud compared to the
kickpanel speakers. So I got an L-pad for it. There was no 4 ohm pad
available so I got an 8 ohm stereo and connected the three front terminals
to the three back ones which (based on what I read on the internet) will
convert the L-pad to 4 ohm.

Here is my hookup. hope this comes through. I am calling the back set of
terminals on the L-pad "a."

amp Left + ----- L-pad1--L-pad1a ----- centerspeaker +
L-pad2 --L-pad 2a ---- centerspeaker -
amp Right - ---L-pad3 --L-pad3a

With this setup (sorry about the arrows) I can lower the center speaker
volume but... turning the the knob down (counterclockwise) makes the center
speaker actually get louder. And, though the L-pad is a 50w one, I think it
has a kind of a burning smell to it.

Q: what is the proper setup for my L-pad?

[GregS]

In article , "puttster" wrote:
I have a situation where my center dash speaker is too loud compared to the
kickpanel speakers. So I got an L-pad for it. There was no 4 ohm pad
available so I got an 8 ohm stereo and connected the three front terminals
to the three back ones which (based on what I read on the internet) will
convert the L-pad to 4 ohm.

Here is my hookup. hope this comes through. I am calling the back set of
terminals on the L-pad "a."

amp Left + -------- L-pad1--L-pad1a ----- center speaker +
L-pad2 --L-pad 2a ------- center
speaker -
amp Right - -------L-pad3 --L-pad3a

With this setup (sorry about the arrows) I can lower the center speaker
volume but... turning the the knob down (counterclockwise) makes the center
speaker actually get louder. And, though the L-pad is a 50w one, I think it
has a kind of a burning smell to it.

Q: what is the proper setup for my L-pad?

I can't follow your diagram.
I don't see how a L pad would work except just use it to add resistance to the
speakers feed. That can be done.

greg