Dell Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 š. Iāve never soldered before, but somehow I do have a soldering gun and solder. Is this a tough one? Ā Might just throw in the towel and get a new xo. I guess I have nothing to lose, tho! Ā Thanks! Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 nope , easyĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Dell said: Ā buy a new XO for 30 bucks? Ā peanuts , do itĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 HiFi Heaven's advice is spot-on. That device is a power resistor, used to change the output of the tweeter to a level the engineers designed for. That resistor is standing on its end. The short lead solders directly to the circuit board. The long lead does that little U-turn then goes down to the circuit board. Ā On the backside of the board is where the resistor is soldered to the board and its traces. If you were able to push the resistor back on to the board the soldered connections are likely cracked. Heat them up with a soldering pencil and maybe a little solder added, and you should be all set. Ā Should you need to replace the resistor itself, from the schematics I've seen it appears to be a 3 ohm, 5 watt resistor and it might even be printed on the side of the resistor. They are available from Parts Express, for one source. Ā Report back with your results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 You guys rock! Ā Iāll give it a shot and let you know.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 So I did a *pretty ugly* solder job on the resistor and so far so good! Ā Weāll see if it holds up over time, but I canāt thank you all enough. This has been a bit of a saga, but I know a lot more now about speakers than when I started. My biggest stumble was that I bought a woofer thinking that was the problem. Anyone need one? Ā Is it worth keeping ājust in caseā or would you sell it? Ā Itās an original. Ā Thanks again everyone! Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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