My L7 is blown

[orphe 10+ year member]

Well it happened. Don’t know how but it finally happened. One of my 06 L7’s is bit the dust. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif Its still playable at low to an extent but when you want to get loud it just says rattle, rattle, rattle.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Luckily I still have a warranty on it so all I got to do is pay the shipping. $50 -$75. But wont be able to do any thing about it till next year. Good bye 12 L7 you will be missed:crying:

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[jaco 10+ year member]

being a kicker man,

i took my hat off and said fare well

 

[SWEET06CAMRY 10+ year member]

Did you have them in the wrong enclosure or something ?

Now you are making me think twice about buying two 15" L7's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

How much power and what size box did you have it in??

Been giving my 15" L7 hell for over a year... Have snapped all 4 tinsel leads and had to solder them back togethor..Still plays like a champ and havent had a solder break in 2 1/2 months! At times I even send it a clipped signal just for the hell of it..But once I start smelling that voice coil, I turn it back down..

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

Now you are making me think twice about buying two 15" L7's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Why? Speakers dont blow on their own. It was user error!!

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

How much power and what size box did you have it in??
Been giving my 15" L7 hell for over a year... Have snapped all 4 tinsel leads and had to solder them back togethor..Still plays like a champ and havent had a solder break in 2 1/2 months! At times I even send it a clipped signal just for the hell of it..But once I start smelling that voice coil, I turn it back down..

My guess is you have the older models, because the new ones are woven into the spider.

 

[SWEET06CAMRY 10+ year member]

Why? Speakers dont blow on their own. It was user error!!

I know subs don't fry by themselves but L7's older models had a reputation of burning easily and I thought the newer models took a lot more punishment //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

why cant you just take them to a local kicker dealer? they should take care of you. saves on shipping.

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

I know subs don't fry by themselves but L7's older models had a reputation of burning easily and I thought the newer models took a lot more punishment //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

They take way more punishment. My guess is they were clipped pretty bad for a while. As for the older ones I never had any problems with them.

 

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

Did you have them in the wrong enclosure or something ?Now you are making me think twice about buying two 15" L7's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Anyone can blow any sub anytime...

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

it it still plays, it aint blown.

free air it out of the box and see if you can tell where the noise is coming from, then glue it.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

I know subs don't fry by themselves but L7's older models had a reputation of burning easily and I thought the newer models took a lot more punishment //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

It didn't fry. He said it rattles which means there is something wrong with the suspension, not the voice coil.

 

[orphe 10+ year member]

They take way more punishment. My guess is they were clipped pretty bad for a while. As for the older ones I never had any problems with them.

Pretty sure it was my fault since I put in a second battery just a few days ago. I didn’t recheck the gains so Im guessin that was the initial cause. On the other hand the other sub is working fine and both at on a monoblock amp. Hmmmmm

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

I know subs don't fry by themselves but L7's older models had a reputation of burning easily and I thought the newer models took a lot more punishment //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

coil burn is user error, not driver error.

 

[bcleachd]

coil burn is user error, not driver error.

no offense ''POLECAT'' but L7's blow too easy IMO.