TSi200 blown tweeters, suggestions for tweeter protection

jdgarzonl
jdgarzonl Posts: 2
edited September 2010 in Troubleshooting
Hello everyone, last Sunday the two tweeters from my TSi200 pair get burned, after leaving by mistake the high bands of the equalizer set at the highest level with almost all the volume open during a while. I guess clipping was present on the amplifier and... :o

Fortunatelly, the replacements (RD0768-1) are on the way. Please your suggestions about if it is a good idea to add a protection device. I've heard about polyswitch; I checked the TSi200 crossover but I didn't find any; should I add a protection polyswitch circuit? :confused: Thanks!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,552
    edited July 2010
    Welcome to Club Polk.

    There are a lot of different valued polyswitches, so finding the right value is important. Even if you were able to do so, there's no guarantee that the poly's would save the tweeters. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. What I would suggest is to toss the EQ in the trash and refrain from raising the volume level past a reasonable level.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,240
    edited July 2010
    F1nut wrote: »
    What I would suggest is to toss the EQ in the trash and refrain from raising the volume level past a reasonable level.


    :cool: Yep!!!!!
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  • domflane
    domflane Posts: 653
    edited July 2010
    That's good advice . . the best protection for your speakers is goood clean power and a little sense with the volume knob. Leave out the polyswitch and use your ears. Welcome to club Polk.
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  • surinder
    surinder Posts: 2
    edited September 2010
    jdgarzonl wrote: »
    Hello everyone, last Sunday the two tweeters from my TSi200 pair get burned, after leaving by mistake the high bands of the equalizer set at the highest level with almost all the volume open during a while. I guess clipping was present on the amplifier and... :o

    Fortunatelly, the replacements (RD0768-1) are on the way. Please your suggestions about if it is a good idea to add a protection device. I've heard about polyswitch; I checked the TSi200 crossover but I didn't find any; should I add a protection polyswitch circuit? :confused: Thanks!

    Hello buddy I have same same case as yours I wanna know did you got your replacement under warranty or you had to pay for that and if yes then how much it did cost to you ?
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  • jdgarzonl
    jdgarzonl Posts: 2
    edited September 2010
    Hello, CS Polk warranty kindly sent me the parts free of cost (supposed to be $40 each). Talk with customer service:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/contactus/index.php

    Regards,
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