Subwoofer Confusion.

[Shaheinthoughts]

Hey,
wondering if any of you Audiophiles can help me with this issue...


SUBWOOFER AR HC4
http://imageshack.us/f/839/subwooferf.jpg

I was playing the subwoofer really loud (maximum) for a long time... lol... I started smelling some burning rubber or something, but I kept playing it because a bunch of my friends were there and I didn't want to kill the party (bad call, I know).
After a bit of time, something on the subwoofer started SMOKING! Lol.

Note: Even though it was smoking, the sound/sub was still playing. The only time the sound stopped is when I unplugged it.

At that point I unplugged all of the cables / everything and let it rest.

This morning, I plugged it back in, and switched the power on... The LED light turned GREEN - indicating that it was on.

However, no sound was being played from the subwoofer. Sound was being played from the speaker that I outputted from the subwoofer to.



Please help... I'll owe you one if you can figure this out lol.

Is it just a blown fuse or something? :/

/Thanks in advance.

 

[Ricci]

Hello.

Unfortunately that distinctive smell you were experiencing is likely due to the adhesives holding the drivers voice coil together scorching and burning producing the smell and smoke. It has probably sustained permanent damage if you were actually seeing smoke.

 

[Shaheinthoughts]

The smoke was coming from the back though... Near where the fuse is located. And I always thought blown fuses smell bad too?!

 

[jonnythan]

Sounds like something in the amp. Could be a capacitor or something.

Modern fuses are generally sealed and you won't smell anything when they blow.

 

[96cobra10101]

Please help... I'll owe you one if you can figure this out lol.

1. Take your old sub, place it by the curb.

2. Call Epik, order an Empire.

3. Wait for brown truck.

 

[theJman]

Sounds like something in the amp. Could be a capacitor or something.

Modern fuses are generally sealed and you won't smell anything when they blow.

+1 When a fuse blows it will never have a smell. My vote would be that he torched a cap too.

 

[theJman]

SUBWOOFER AR HC4
Imageshack - subwooferf.jpg

The picture shows the gain set at max. Is this the way you always run it? If so then you might as well stick a fork in it, because that amp is more than likely cooked. You should never run any sub totally hot.

If the driver survived you may be able to swap the amp for another one. If you want to go that route check partsexpress.com for potential options - they sell a lot of speaker building parts. The only other choice is getting another sub, because I doubt that one is going to play music any more...

 

[Nomo]

All electronic components contain magic smoke.
The smoke in your sub got away.
Time to buy a new one.

 

[Theresa]

I've always hated the smell of magic smoke.

 

[GranteedEV]

...Say good riddance...

Now take out the router and table saw and build:

two of these:

Pi Speaker Kits, four Pi kit

and two of these:

TRIO 12 Front loaded Horn Subwoofer - diyAudio

And never look back.

 

[Cruise Missile]

Not ready for true subwoofer he is.

Only deaf will he become.

 

[robc1976]

Not ready for true subwoofer he is.

Only deaf will he become.

LOL!! Hey like the pic of your pic...Love that "blue"!