SDA 2A no bass in left speaker

acscience
acscience Posts: 5
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Hey all,

I have a pair of SDA 2A speakers that were previously working great. After a move, now I’m not getting anything from the bass driver in the left speaker.

I’m not too speaker-savvy so after opening it up and not seeing any glaring issues like disconnected wires I’m pretty much at a loss. Any help would be super appreciated, I’m assuming I’d need a new driver?

I am using the distance cable also, not sure if that matters. Doesn’t change anything when I unplug it.

Here’s what it looks like behind the bass radiator:

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,723
    edited January 4
    Does the driver in question move freely?

    BTW, it's called the SDA cable, not distance cable. What you called the bass radiator is called a passive radiator.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,184
    Your crossover should be mounted. It appears as if it is completely free from any structure whatsoever.

    Could you possibly add some additional photos from within the speaker itself, if it isn't too much trouble?

    BTW, please allow me to offer you a very warm welcome to Club Polk.

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    Are the 6 inch drivers seized up? (magnet shift) with the passive radiator back in place, if you push on it slightly your divers should move in and out when you push on it..
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,649
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.
    I'm in the camp that a magnet has slipped as well. What are the driver numbers? MW6510, MW6511, MW6503?
    Also was there any polyfil that was right behind the passive or is it still only behind the active drivers?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,723
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Your crossover should be mounted. It appears as if it is completely free from any structure whatsoever.

    Not sure what you're looking at, but it is mounted.

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  • acscience
    acscience Posts: 5
    Thanks so much everyone for the help and the correction on terminology! The driver is mounted to the back, I took it off to take a better look but it’s been reattached in the picture. I will grab more pictures today and see if I can slightly move the driver in and out or see if it’s seized.

    Also just to educate me a bit, what is the purpose of the SDA cable?

    Thanks again, be back shortly.
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  • acscience
    acscience Posts: 5
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.
    I'm in the camp that a magnet has slipped as well. What are the driver numbers? MW6510, MW6511, MW6503?
    Also was there any polyfil that was right behind the passive or is it still only behind the active drivers?

    I didn’t see anything behind the passive at all. What would I be looking for? All I saw was some styrofoam inside the passive.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,723
    acscience wrote: »
    Thanks so much everyone for the help and the correction on terminology! The driver is mounted to the back, I took it off to take a better look but it’s been reattached in the picture. I will grab more pictures today and see if I can slightly move the driver in and out or see if it’s seized.

    Also just to educate me a bit, what is the purpose of the SDA cable?

    Thanks again, be back shortly.

    There should be no driver mounted on the back!

    The SDA cable enables the SDA driver(s) to function. SDA speakers have stereo and SDA drivers.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,723
    acscience wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.
    I'm in the camp that a magnet has slipped as well. What are the driver numbers? MW6510, MW6511, MW6503?
    Also was there any polyfil that was right behind the passive or is it still only behind the active drivers?

    I didn’t see anything behind the passive at all. What would I be looking for? All I saw was some styrofoam inside the passive.

    All the polyfill should be above the PR, so you're good.
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  • invalid
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.

    My sda 2a crossover doesn't look like the one the OP has pictured, if I remember correctly there are 2 round circuit boards, one mounted to the binding post plate and one mounted to the big inductor.
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  • acscience
    acscience Posts: 5
    invalid wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.

    My sda 2a crossover doesn't look like the one the OP has pictured, if I remember correctly there are 2 round circuit boards, one mounted to the binding post plate and one mounted to the big inductor.

    Does this mean that I have the 2B? I see a date of 1989 on the stickers found on the components.

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,649
    edited January 4
    acscience wrote: »
    invalid wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.

    My sda 2a crossover doesn't look like the one the OP has pictured, if I remember correctly there are 2 round circuit boards, one mounted to the binding post plate and one mounted to the big inductor.

    Does this mean that I have the 2B? I see a date of 1989 on the stickers found on the components.

    If you would give us the midwoofer numbers we would be able to tell you.
    Is the SDA cable pin/ blade or dual blades or is the SDA socket in the cup or outside the binding post cup on the back of the cabinet?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    edited January 4
    invalid wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.

    My sda 2a crossover doesn't look like the one the OP has pictured, if I remember correctly there are 2 round circuit boards, one mounted to the binding post plate and one mounted to the big inductor.

    The 2B came with dual and single crossover boards, most dual crossover boards (round) models had the blade/blade SDA Cable, there was a few blade/blade that came with the single crossover boards.
    There are CRS+ models that are the same way, as they came with the same crossovers..

    You can TL all single board crossover models, and use a Dreadnought/A1 SDA cable as well..


    I edited my reply, I’m thinking he has 2B studios.. I also think all 2A’s had the dual crossover boards..

    Pics would help a bunch..



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    Post edited by Toolfan66 on
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  • acscience
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    acscience wrote: »
    invalid wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.

    My sda 2a crossover doesn't look like the one the OP has pictured, if I remember correctly there are 2 round circuit boards, one mounted to the binding post plate and one mounted to the big inductor.

    Does this mean that I have the 2B? I see a date of 1989 on the stickers found on the components.

    If you would give us the midwoofer numbers we would be able to tell you.
    Is the SDA cable pin/ blade or dual blades or is the SDA socket in the cup or outside the binding post cup on the back of the cabinet?

    I will get some more pictures posted today. SDA is pin/blade. Pin on top, single blade on bottom.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    acscience wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    acscience wrote: »
    invalid wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    One board XO, might be SDA 2b. SDA 2a was a two board XO.

    My sda 2a crossover doesn't look like the one the OP has pictured, if I remember correctly there are 2 round circuit boards, one mounted to the binding post plate and one mounted to the big inductor.

    Does this mean that I have the 2B? I see a date of 1989 on the stickers found on the components.

    If you would give us the midwoofer numbers we would be able to tell you.
    Is the SDA cable pin/ blade or dual blades or is the SDA socket in the cup or outside the binding post cup on the back of the cabinet?

    I will get some more pictures posted today. SDA is pin/blade. Pin on top, single blade on bottom.

    There is a lot of great upgrades you could do with these, once you figure out your issue, but unfortunately I believe you have seized drivers.
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,649
    Those are SDA 2b studio models.
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  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 1,189
    First thing I’d check is all the connectors to the board. Unplug and plug back in.
    Would be a good time to check all connections.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    skipshot12 wrote: »
    First thing I’d check is all the connectors to the board. Unplug and plug back in.
    Would be a good time to check all connections.

    While he has or had the passive off, yes worth checking, but the first thing on his list is checking those drivers.
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

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  • invalid
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    You can TL all single board crossover models



    You can actually TL the sda 2a with the dual boards, but you can't use an isolation transformer.




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  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 1,189
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    skipshot12 wrote: »
    First thing I’d check is all the connectors to the board. Unplug and plug back in.
    Would be a good time to check all connections.

    While he has or had the passive off, yes worth checking, but the first thing on his list is checking those drivers.

    Oh yes, especially after a recent move.
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