Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 29, 2024, 02:40:14 AM
Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Intermittent speaker... shorting? water problems?  (Read 3750 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Asim
Member
Posts: 455


Reputation Power: 5
Asim pfffft.
Trade Count: (0)

View Profile
« on: September 27, 2011, 08:29:08 PM »

Hello!

My passenger side speaker has been intermittent since months after I installed it... I thought maybe it was the crossover since it was not secured down very nicely, however its not the crossover

The speaker was mounted poorly, and I think one of the speaker's own metal bracket was touching the door wall OR the magnet was touching part of the metal door... this is just speculation

However what I can tell you is that on the case there have been metal shavings that formed.... this leads me to think that either it was short circuiting and it wouldn't play. Also I noticed the inside of the door was wet (after a intense rain the day before...) which may be part of the problem, however this speaker has been operating strangely since I put it in.

Ultimately I think it is a mounting problem... When I pulled the speaker and held it in my hand still wired up it played fine. When I first pulled the door panel off it also played fine for a while

Speaker I think is not damaged and therefore I will try to clean off some of the flakes and then remount it

Should I do anything about protecting it from water, by using a baffle or something?

Thanks for all help and advice!

http://i.imgur.com/eK6RL.jpg
Some rust you can see on the edges (the driver side speaker had similar, but less rust... and has not had issues)

http://i.imgur.com/v66Xd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0UKgr.jpg
Closeup of the rust flakes that formed

http://i.imgur.com/WIYkx.jpg
Cone still looks good
Logged


A S I M O
timot_one
Farts Dust
Posts: 15889


I act like I own this place, because I do!

Reputation Power: 140
timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!timot_one is a god among men!
Trade Count: (4)

View Profile WWW
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2011, 09:24:25 PM »

It's probably touching the metal in your door.  It wouldn't hurt to get a baffle for your speaker to keep it dry too.  Get the baffle and you should be fine.  I have some around here somewhere if you want 'em.  If you're not in a rush, I can mail them from Canada the next time I'm in the country to save on shipping costs.  Where in Ontario are you again?
Logged

Tim
Quote from: Andrew Ilnyckyj
Eating gold is like the equivalent of wiping your butt with dollar bills.  At some point, it's going to come in contact with my ass...just doing it in a more elegant way.
Asim
Member
Posts: 455


Reputation Power: 5
Asim pfffft.
Trade Count: (0)

View Profile
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2013, 01:31:39 AM »

Well, I reinstalled that speaker with a baffle...

Now it the speaker can intermittently extend on its own like crazy fast like its blowing (will make popping noises or thuds. Looks like whatever happened to it is still going on OR just simply this speaker is dying.

The baffle I used wasn't a rigid one, so its possible that it got soaked. Its also possible that the wire has been shorting... potentially

I haven't pulled the speaker to check or troubleshoot them. I must admit these speakers have been nothing but trouble (left side was already replaced under warranty). Will never buy Infinity again (for car audio)
Logged


A S I M O
Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

TinyPortal © 2005-2012