Members oachs83 Posted July 16, 2016 Members Share Posted July 16, 2016 At a gig yesterday the speaker died. If you turn it off and then back on it will go on for about two or three seconds. The limit light starts to come on but not fully bright it then makes a very quick high pitch noise then it shuts right off and is dead again. Anyone have this issue with this speaker and if it's a known problem? I took the amp out of the back and do smell "electrical type smell" if that makes sense. Can it be anything on the woofer side? Do I have to tear the front all apart and check those wires? I would rather not tear into this farther if I don't need to and either fix this one or buy a replacement for $250. Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dboomer Posted July 17, 2016 Members Share Posted July 17, 2016 Other than trying it at a different location (to rule out AC supply issues) there is probably nothing you can do. Send it in to be checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted July 17, 2016 Members Share Posted July 17, 2016 I agree with Don. It sounds like there's something beyond "a wire came loose" but my guess it would be in the electronics, not the speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oachs83 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2016 Update. I went to move the box and when I tilted it upright i heard a noise and I found a 3 prong transistor lying in there. I ordered the 52 cent part with $8 shipping and fingers crossed this is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted July 19, 2016 Members Share Posted July 19, 2016 Thanks for the update, we always wonder how these things resolve...did it pop out of a socket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oachs83 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Members Share Posted July 20, 2016 It just broke from the pcb the tapered prongs on the transistor were still soldered in. Much of the electronics on this have a black silicone type covering that I am sure is vibration control. The transistor next to this one is almost completely covered in it. However the broken one barely if at all had any. So I am assuming it vibrated til it broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted July 20, 2016 Members Share Posted July 20, 2016 Brings new meaning to the term "bad vibrations" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted July 20, 2016 CMS Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 It just broke from the pcb the tapered prongs on the transistor were still soldered in. Much of the electronics on this have a black silicone type covering that I am sure is vibration control. The transistor next to this one is almost completely covered in it. However the broken one barely if at all had any. So I am assuming it vibrated til it broke. Looks like they made this transistor easy to replace. That could be a bad omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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