m00n Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 First sorry for starting a new post, just wanted a fresh clean post with no off topic posts. Ok so I took the back plate off the RSW-15, plugged it into the RSW-12. The 12 powered up fine and sub was working. Hooked the plate from the 12 up to the 15, the 15 still has no power at all. I am thinking the amp is shot? Yes? Do these subs have sepparate power supplies or are they built into the amp itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 "Do these subs have sepparate power supplies or are they built into the amp itself?" I did not open my RSW's yet,when the plate is removed look in the sub,use the rusty flashlight.There should be an amp fixed inside. Ok simple question mOOn...how many cables did you disconect when removing the plate with the controls?If only two(speaker leads)then the woofer may be shot(VC)...would be strange. Look inside the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 28, 2003 Author Share Posted May 28, 2003 I removed two coming off the power switch, then off the circuit board there were 3 connectors I pulled off. Both subs were the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 28, 2003 Author Share Posted May 28, 2003 Oh and there really is no easy way to look in there. There is only two small little openings. one would have to take the driver off in order to really seen in there, but I don't know which one to take off and not sure that I want to take the wrong one off and risk mucking up a driver. If I knew which one, I would be more willing to pull a driver off. Could it be the drivers? Seems to me if the power is not coming on that would not be caused by the drivers being shot. Remember, I have NO lights at all, neither green or red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 28, 2003 Author Share Posted May 28, 2003 Oh and one more thing Ear.... What came off the circuitboard did not look like speaker wire. Where the controls are is a printed circuit board, there are computer motherboard style connectors connected to it, my guess is these are going to the amp and NOT directly to the driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 28, 2003 Author Share Posted May 28, 2003 Ohhhhh eeEEAAarr??? Where did you gooooOOOOOooooo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabulousfrankie Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Moon, Would you be able to take digital pics of the inside fo the subs? I'd love to see the build quality of the RSW subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 Yeah sure I can do that if I take the driver out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdsang Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Moon I am not sure if you know this, but the back woofer is the active one and the front one is the PR. So, if you are going to take a sub off, take the one off that was on the same side as the amp or back one. Incase your still not sure, power up your 12 and see which one moves most. If you can play a 60-17 hz tone or something, that would help because the PR would have a less chance of moving. Hope this helps. CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Where did I go? To work At work now BEFORE REMOVING ANYTING BE SURE YOU ARE NOT VOIDING YOUR WARRANTY WITH THE STORE OF PURCHASE. Yes the back woofer...is the err woofer.The front is a PR.Remove the PR(no wires attached no danger of pulling any wires)with the PR removed you should see the idside quite well,and the amp should be mounbted on the bottom of the cabinet.If you have a digital cam take a pic or two of the amp and the woofer back(if you can the PR also) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 Ear, i do have a digi camera and yes, I will take some pics... no probs on that. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in there. I am suprised to find out that the pr is the front driver though, I would have thought it was the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 The front "driver" is passive and no wires are conected to it.This is why I recomend removing the front.Be careful dont twist a wrist or drop the PR on your foot. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe11 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 ---------------- On 5/29/2003 4:27:44 PM TheEAR wrote: The front "driver" is passive and no wires are conected to it.This is why I recomend removing the front.Be careful dont twist a wrist or drop the PR on your foot. LOL ---------------- man's sub is broke and you kick him anyway ....so wrong...funny though... ~shoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 ---------------- On 5/29/2003 8:15:51 PM shoe11 wrote: man's sub is broke and you kick him anyway ....so wrong...funny though... ~shoe ---------------- Hey, would you look at that he did bust my chops. I read over his post too fast and didn't notice. Ear you chump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 No I try to take some stress away Take pics of the inside(woofer magnet structure,power amp)plus one of the PR.I do not have the key to unscrew the damn bolts,if I had I would look inside. Oh and take a pic of the damaged foot(the one the PR landed on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted May 29, 2003 Klipsch Employees Share Posted May 29, 2003 The front is the PR the back is the active woofer. It is about 36 lbs. The amp is mounted on a board vertical in the center of the cabinet. You get to it from the passive side. The board has many holes in it to let air pass through. The center hole holds the woofer magnet up. I will try to find my pics of a clear sub and post them. They did not work so well, but man they look cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Trey Cannon, Thanks for the input "I will try to find my pics of a clear sub and post them. They did not work so well, but man they look cool" If memory serves me well(and it does)you told us you would post these a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away. If you could post these pics I(as well as many Klipschers)would be grateful. They did not work too well!? Velodyne makes the SPL800 and HGS10 in clear plastic too(in acrylic?),as I have noticed only the most compact units are offered in this finish.I canguess the larger would require thick walls and would cost too much. Yes I would like to see these clear Klipsch RSW subs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Just wanted to show a picture of my spare Klipsch 15" woofer,in case you've never seen it.m00n it sounds like you may have to pump up,get in shape to pack the beast in for repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 so thats the driver of the RSW-15? sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Fish, Thanks for the pic,yes this looks like the RSW15 woofer,triple stacked magnets very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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