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Speaker works great when woofer pushed.


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BigDanTheMan
07-17-2009, 11:40 PM
Comrades -
I've got a set of Kappa 6.5s. If you aren't familiar with these speakers, they have an external cross over that splits the signal to the tweeter and woofer. I noticed the driver's side wasn't sounding like a loud speaker, but like just the tweeter was doing its thing. Upon closer examination the tweeter is working great, but the woofer is dead. I have eliminated the amp, wires and connection as sources of error. By chance I pressed the woofer in a good half inch and wouldn't you know it, the speaker sounded perfect. Unfortunately once I let off the woofer it dies again. So now I've got a bad connection somewhere after the terminals? Is that possible? Fixable? I really want to tear the unit apart to take a look at its innards, but I don't think it was designed for that. What is your take?
- Dan

PaulD
07-18-2009, 11:07 AM
the voice coil on the woofer is blown

crasherdude3
07-24-2009, 04:00 PM
check the wires that go from the terminal to the voice coil i had a sub that did that to me i almost threw it away untill i discovered that how to fix idk maybe solder some wires to connect it but i just gave the sub to a friend idk what he did with it

BigDanTheMan
07-30-2009, 03:32 PM
absolutely right. poops.

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