Speakers suddenly quit playing

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:06 am

I was driving to work and my left components suddently went out, then my right ones a few seconds later. They just make a ticking sound. Not sure what is wrong but I will have to check this afternoon when I get home from work. Anyone have ideas?? I sure hope they didn't blow or anything, I would be pi$$ed.

FYI I'm running Rainbow 6.5' components off of a precision power sedona amp at 100x2 through a 3xs crossover.

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:17 am

Me no likey this post...

Scary...

Tear into it and let us know what you find. The 3Xs is a crossover/linedriver if I recall right. Maybe the input voltage is to much for the sedona...

Dunnooo

Maybe the speakers are toast...

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:29 am

Yeah, I am pretty worried that they are toast. It is weird that they would go out seconds from one another. You would think that if it were a problem with the amp or crossover they would both go out simultaneously. I wasn't playing them loud or anything. Well, I'll just check tonight and get it figured out. Then I'll have to pursue my options

daykareboards · Post by **daykareboards** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:53 am

maybe the neg and pos. wired goin to the speakers or wherever rubbed or something? that happened to me once and it turned out somehow the wires touched.

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:25 pm

Could crossed speaker wires cause the speakers or component crossovers to blow?

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:49 pm

What do you mean by crossed?

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:07 pm

if the positive and negative wires from either channel were to touch.

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:22 pm

That is a problem if it does, I would check each connection side. Anyplace that seems for it to be possible, eliminate it with electrical tape if you can.

Post by **GlassWolf** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:33 pm

sounds like the amplifier/headunit internal pre-amp got zapped. not the speakers themselves. try using a different source, and/or different amp.
also check protection lights on amp etc.. trace it down to the problem source.

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:59 pm

Well, I checked and the plug for my crossover came out, but that doesn't appear to be the real problem. The thump noise that is coming from my components is due to the amp power flashing. The light flashes on and off. Not sure if this means the amp is blown or what.
The speaker wires are definitely not the problem because they are all soldered in the one place I spliced them.

Do you have any clue Kiki?
How does a preamp get zapped? How could i check to see if that is it? Would it be at the deck or the amp?

I don't have another amp to check them with, so I will just keep playing around to see what is up.