pHEnomIC69 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I found one of my old fortes and sadly it appears to have no resistance through the speaker. It appears to have two speakers on it. Is there anywhere to get replacement drivers or anything? I am gonna pull it apart and see if its just one or both speakers blown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMilliken Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I am confused............Fortes have 3 driven speakers and a passive radiator on the back the Forte have a K-23-K woofer, and the Forte II's have a K-25-K, the passives on the back are also different the Forte has a 12" passive, and the forte II has a 15'er on the back... If theres only 2 speakers there.......thats no Forte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMilliken Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Anything is fixable..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 This is the Forte II Front, two horns one woofer..... This is the Back with a passive Radiator and the speaker wire connections.... Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHEnomIC69 Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Well that's what I got, didnt know the back one's passive. Ill pull em apart and see whats going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMilliken Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Leave the back on be.........its just passive. if you got a 9 volt laying around, you can "pop" the speakers and see exactly whats going on before you open it up. Do NOT hold the 9 volt on there as you can damage the tweeters, kinda like the wires in a toaster, they are very fine. Just put the wire on the 9 volt momentarily and the speakers that are operational will click, you can also use this little trick to check phase. If the positive is to positve on the speaker and likewise for the negative, when you "pop it" the woofer will move OUT from the cabinet if it is wired correctly. If you got an open circuit, I hope your wire just came loose! Theres 2 different woofers in the Forte's It will have the numbers on the metal plate on the back of the woofer if its blown. That 9 volt on the woofer terminals is easy confirmation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHEnomIC69 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Well apparantly it isnt blown, did the 9 volt trick and both drivers popped. Just need to get a receiver for em. I located the other one, its in a friends room (livin in a frat house) daisy chained with a bose system I need to find a way into talking him into letting me have that one. Any ideas on that one? hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Head to the frat house with 12 cases of cold beer and a shotgun..... Give them the beer; wait 30 minutes and shoot the Bose. When they are all running about crazy and goin nuts etc., grab the receiver and make a run for it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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