l800's - breaker or fuses on board?
SDAddiction
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So here's the situation, my main tweeters in both channels aren't sounding after a most unfortunate blast of FM static, SDA tweeters sounding as normal (at least as normal as they can without the main tweeters playing the lead role.)
Are there breakers or fuses that might have been tripped in the crossover or elsewhere? There's no sound whatsoever coming from the main tweeters- unplug the interconnect cable and no sound out of any tweeters(as expected). Any advice is appreciated, I'm not even sure how to extract the crossover for diagnostics.
Are there breakers or fuses that might have been tripped in the crossover or elsewhere? There's no sound whatsoever coming from the main tweeters- unplug the interconnect cable and no sound out of any tweeters(as expected). Any advice is appreciated, I'm not even sure how to extract the crossover for diagnostics.
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unfortunately, it sounds as though both tweeters are cooked... can you take close-up pictures of them and post them here?
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There are no fuses or polyswitches. You either cooked a resistor or two and/or cooked the tweeters.
This is your crossover.
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The crossover is pretty robust, Jesse. I doubt that would be the source.There are no fuses or polyswitches. You either cooked a resistor or two and/or cooked the tweeters.
This is your crossover.
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
5 watt resistors do not take much to cook.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Both stereo tweeters out tells me it's likely something in the crossover. Could swap one of the SDA tweeters into a stereo tweeter spot to see if that tweeter can still produce sound there.
Are the speakers under warranty? -
Not sure about the warranty, may depend on how nice the Polk support guys are to me. I got them new in original sealed boxes a year or two ago from an eBay reseller.
I see no physical differences between any of the tweeters, and there is not a bit of sound- nothing, I'm thinking a blown tweeter would show at least some sonic or visible evidence. Thinking about trying your Tweeter swap advice just to be sure.. Any special method for removing the tweeters and/or getting to the crossover? I couldn't find any reference docs or disassembly videos. -
5 watt resistors do not take much to cook.
A couple of new five watt resistors.. that would be nice. Here's hoping. -
NopeI'm thinking a blown tweeter would show at least some sonic or visible evidencePolitical Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
Spot on guys, swapped the mains/sdas, it's definitely the tweeters. Now to find replacements... do you think Polk offer warranty replacement in my situation? if not, is it possible to order them from the parts department?
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SDAddiction wrote: »Spot on guys, swapped the mains/sdas, it's definitely the tweeters. Now to find replacements... do you think Polk offer warranty replacement in my situation? if not, is it possible to order them from the parts department?
Contact Polk CS and let them know you have isolated your issue to the tweeters. They will send replacements. but have your proof of purchase at the ready when you call.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Probably a long shot with my rudimentary soldering experience but I'd also take a crack at repairing these if it's remotely possible.nooshinjohn wrote: »SDAddiction wrote: »Spot on guys, swapped the mains/sdas, it's definitely the tweeters. Now to find replacements... do you think Polk offer warranty replacement in my situation? if not, is it possible to order them from the parts department?
Contact Polk CS and let them know you have isolated your issue to the tweeters. They will send replacements. but have your proof of purchase at the ready when you call.
Will do, thanks!
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Forget about fixing them. In addition, you can't expect damage caused by your hand to be covered under warranty. Now, Polk may cover them, but you shouldn't expect it.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk
