What has happened to my sub?

michael_w
michael_w Posts: 2,813
edited October 2004 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
This question is actually for my dad..... He put on a movie and then we both noticed his sub was crackling and had absolutly no bass coming out from it. The sub is a psw 202 and is a year and a half old. Both my brother and dad claim to not have cranked any music or movies recently so I'm not sure if it has been blown or something that way but the night before that we did have a power outage. Is it possible the power outage caused a surge when it came back on and bypassed his crappy surge protector and fritzed the amp and/or subwoofer? BTW he unplugged it then plugged it back in and it hummed for a bit (which it was doing before) then made a pop and the light on the back of the amp hasn't lit up since and now the sub won't even function. I guess what I'm trying to find out for my dad is what happened to his sub? Is the speaker itself wrecked, just the amplifer or maybe even both? Thanks for helping out me and my slightly enraged dad :D ,

Michael
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  • fgr41
    fgr41 Posts: 432
    edited October 2004
    Contact Polk Customer Service and they will help you troubleshoot and get the box fixed. It's still under warrenty I would imagine.
    Front
    Polk RT800i (BI-wired)
    Rear
    Polk RT600i
    Center
    Polk CS400i (BI-wired)
    Sub
    SVS 25-31PCi (22Hz tuning port)... it's SubHuman
    Receiver
    YAMAHA RX-V1400
    TV
    Mitsubishi WT-46807 HDTV
    HD receiver
    T i V o HR10-250
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,018
    edited October 2004
    not sure but it could be a fuse in the 202 ? maybe you just need to replace it (the fuse that is)
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited October 2004
    OK thanks I might have to consult the customer service people. As for the fuse I don't belive that the 202 is an externally replacable fuse. After I posted this thread I read some reviews of the 202 and it seems this is a similar problem many people have.... either the amp fritz's or the sub blows. Well thanks for the imput I'll have to let my dad know what you said.
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited October 2004
    Yep Mike it is a common problem. I took my 202 back to the store I bought it and they replaced the amplifier. Its not the fuse. You can also send the amp to polk and they will send you a new one.
    Graham
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