RE XXX15 '05 not playing

[Live4SkimLC 10+ year member]

So I have a '05 XXX15 and recently it stopped working. Just completely silent. What are the possibilities here? I know the amp still work so it has to be the sub. Can I fix it or should I just go ahead and get a new sub?

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

get it reconed. Take the sub out and check the tinsels, push on the cone. I mean if it went, you woulda smelled it.

 

[SHOnOFF 10+ year member]

break out the DMM (meter for noobs) if all looks good and check for impedance (ohms for noobs) on BOTH coils

 

[Live4SkimLC 10+ year member]

thats what I thought. Its moves freely when I push it. No real resistance...

Should I do the Fi recone or do an RE XXX recone?

 

[nate2587 10+ year member]

Fi

 

[Live4SkimLC 10+ year member]

ya, i got a dmm in the house. I'm a computer engineer(basically and electrical engineer with 3 CS classes), so this stuff isn't new to me. Its just a pain to have this go.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Either a coil is shorted out, a tinsel lead is melted/broken in half, or a speaker wire has come unhooked. That's basically the 3 realistic possibilities if its the speaker itself.

 

[Live4SkimLC 10+ year member]

I'll check it out after work, thanks guys. If its not that, I might need a new amp... ****.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

blown fuse? Does your amp light up?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Disconnect the speaker wire at the amp, and do a continuity check from there. This will tell you if the circuit is open (shorted) without the need to remove the speaker from the enclosure.

 

[Live4SkimLC 10+ year member]

the amp lights up fine. no protect light either....

I'll do the speaker check with a dmm most definitely. I'll check the amp that way too. If its the sub, recone time it is!

 

[Live4SkimLC 10+ year member]

found the problem. Broken tinsel leads. The positives both popped in half. Time to order some new ones and do a quick soder?

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

email scott for 2ft worth of tinsel. of course it's an excessive amount but you will have some to spare just in case you need to do it gain.

then go here. read page 2

http://forum.carstereos.org/lol-tinsel-snap-t67885p2.html

what i did i took the remaining peice of the tinsel coming out of the cone and trimmed it short enough so i could mount new tinself next to it and solder them together.

after you solder them together take some 2 part epoxy and glue that section to the cone. get a nice good amount and let it sit a day. then take some socks or towels and roll them up. and stuff them under the cone/between the basket to push the cone up to full excursion. when you have it sitting at full excursion cut the tinsel to the proper lenght required and solder on. then remove the towels and resume happy with the bump.

i had to do this to my speaker months ago. and it's still holding up and taking it's beating.

 

[Live4SkimLC 10+ year member]

gracias! I'm stoked that this is the only problem

 

[Live4SkimLC 10+ year member]

tried to get a hold of scott with no luck. Anyone know how to reach him?