Members imnotded Posted January 22, 2010 Members Share Posted January 22, 2010 The crossover in one of my churches Yamaha S115V wen't out. A crossover from Yamaha was like $70, seems a bit steep. Anyone know where I can get one that will work at a reasonable price? And I took it to a guy across the parking lot from where I work who owns Stewart Audio, he said its probably a cap that went bad, but can't tell what one it was. So I need to get a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 And I took it to a guy across the parking lot from where I work who owns Stewart Audio, he said its probably a cap that went bad, but can't tell what one it was. So I need to get a replacement.Ain't that hard to figure out what is wrong with a crossover - find someone competent to take a look. He probably didn't want to be bothered . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imnotded Posted January 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 Ain't that hard to figure out what is wrong with a crossover - find someone competent to take a look. He probably didn't want to be bothered . Well, he did say that it COULD be fixed. I just figured it would be easier to find a replacement and slap it in, than track down someone who can give it a once over and tell me whats wrong. Then again it might be worth figuring it out so I could fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coaster Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 is the speaker completely dead or does it still pass HF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 I repair them, typical cost is about $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imnotded Posted January 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 is the speaker completely dead or does it still pass HF? It won't pass HF. I swapped it out with a crossover from a floor wedge that we aren't using right now, but it needs to get fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coaster Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 kind of odd that the crossover went out without any driver damage. i had a spectacular crossover explosion on one of my s115's a while ago but it would pass HF and was obvious which parts needed replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 There aren't that many parts to a crossover board but a qualified tech can fix them pretty quickly. I've had to fix a few on my own (usually a choke coil breaks off or a 100v cap explodes from too much power), it isn't fun and I'd pay $30+ to have someone do it right. But I have done this for a couple older EV S122's andit took 4-6 months! Partly because the shop ordered the wrong parts the 1st time out. Then it sat on the shelf for a few months, then they realized the mistake and ordered new parts for which they were back ordered another few months... you get the idea. There aren't enough good EV dealers out here! I heard GC pro has been dissolved too. up and gone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 No one has mentioned the possibility that it's just a HF driver protective device that went out - a fuse, lightbulb, or PTC thermistor. I'd be surprised if there wasn't some such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 I heard GC pro has been dissolved too. up and gone... Oh really??? Do you have any more info??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 Right now a dynacord cobra system has been sitting in a casino stacked out of the way. It was used as a demo piece in August and again on NYE, being stored at the casino in a wharehouse when not being used twice. I asked about it and an employee told me that GC pro is gone, the rep is gone, and they (casino techs) want the system gone too. And to make matters worse, there is an installed EAW system that they can't get parts for, would like to see a different brand in there but I'm sure there are a LOT of back stories to everything I just don't know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 In the words of (can't remember, it was a Laugh-In skit)... Veeeeery iiiiiiinteresting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 In the words of (can't remember, it was a Laugh-In skit)... Veeeeery iiiiiiinteresting Arte Johnson - "very interesting, but stupid" - had to google it, could only remember his first name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 Arte Johnson - "very interesting, but stupid" - had to google it, could only remember his first name. That's it. Hadn't thought about it in probably 30 or 35 years. That was a show very ahead of it's time, and the precursor to shows like John Stewart and Stephan Cobert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogoth Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 IMO Yamaha does charge too much for their speaker parts in general. A friend of mine bought a Peavey one (same slope/freq power handling etc...) It had beefier inductors & higher voltage caps than the Yamaha - meaning it was probably underrated, for just over half the price. He had to mod his cabinet just a little. but it worked great. FWIW Unless they've been really abused, (as stated) crossovers don't have too many parts and are usualy simple to fix. If you're willing to do tech work at all the things to look for (in order) are 1) fuse/lightbulb speaker protection, 2) capacitors (the most common failure part - they just die with age), 3) Resistors, 4) Inductors (coils). The last two rarely die and if they do there is usualy evidence of serious heat buildup. If you replace caps or resistors just make sure they are the same type & value (higher voltage caps are OK, as are higher wattage resistors). If you're not comfortable with that, the estimated $30 from agedhorse sounds like a great deal. my .02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 On the GC Pro website it says TBA for a washington rep. So it must be that GC Pro is still a business but they closed (laid off?) the ONE guy working for them in seattle. I knew one of the guys who was that rep and he really had a hard time, usually it was the store sales people underselling his clients and selling gear out from under him once it arrived in inventory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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