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General => Car audio => Topic started by: robz on 25 April 2009, 10:18

Title: sub repairs?? possible/expensive??
Post by: robz on 25 April 2009, 10:18

anybody know if a 12" mutant sub can be repaired even though i dont know its buggered??lol
ive tried taking the speaker out of the box and connecting it up straight to the amp, in case it was the box connection, but stil no sound??
does this mean it has been blown??
can they be repaired?
cheers all!!

Title: Re: sub repairs?? possible/expensive??
Post by: jamie16v on 25 April 2009, 20:16

what tells you its the sub? have you connected it to a different amp?.
usually when a speaker goes, you will still hear it but it will sound awful as the voice coil becomes loose and the tube its wraped around becomes distorted..

Title: Re: sub repairs?? possible/expensive??
Post by: Ben Lessani on 25 April 2009, 20:44

If the voice coil is burnt out, then it sounds like a snare drum when playing and has relatively little power.

It sounds more like the braided flex wires that connect to the VC from the terminals might have snapped - if so, a quick soldering will fix it.

Check the resistance over the terminals on the speaker - it should give some insight into what's going on.

Subs can be repaired, but to be honest, its only usually worth it if is actually valuable in the first place > £1-200

Title: Re: sub repairs?? possible/expensive??
Post by: robz on 25 April 2009, 21:15

hi all, thanks for the replies,
the amp is aok - i hooked it up to some 6x9's and they are fine!
there is nothing coming from the sub when its connected?!
not even a fuzz? almost like it hasnt got a power supply.
ive got someone who is quite good with them looking at it tomoz, so will let ya know...
those 2 wire do look a little suspect to me!!
thanks for your help!!!!

Title: Re: sub repairs?? possible/expensive??
Post by: eightyeightmph on 26 April 2009, 16:12

Yea, sounds like a connection, perhaps a solder has broke or something?!