Hi all, looking for some technical advice please - subject is what to do about a speaker crossover with a damaged pcb.
Can I repair the pcb or should I try to create a new point to point wired crossover without using a pcb?
Background - Speaker is Goodmans Dimension 8. At some stage in its life one of the crossovers pcb has been physically damaged with a significant break at a couple of points.
My intention was to re-cap them anyway, which is why the crossovers were coming out.
I suspect a few things - at some point someone thought work was required on the crossover. In their attempt to get it out, they broke the pcb, and subsequently did some Frankenstein-style repairs on it.
To their credit, the speakers were working, just not sure how! And in their defence, I suspect that the reason the board broke in the first place was the original factory assembler got a bit excessive with the glue on the bottom of one of the coils which has seeped across to the mounting point, effectively glueing it in place .
Regardless of how it arose, I don’t think the pcb can be salvaged, so my question remains - can I replicate the crossover, without using a pcb, by wiring directly between the various components?
What issues should I be aware of with this approach?
And given this was going to be my first attempt at a re-cap, please be gentle....and use small words!😉
Can I repair the pcb or should I try to create a new point to point wired crossover without using a pcb?
Background - Speaker is Goodmans Dimension 8. At some stage in its life one of the crossovers pcb has been physically damaged with a significant break at a couple of points.
My intention was to re-cap them anyway, which is why the crossovers were coming out.
I suspect a few things - at some point someone thought work was required on the crossover. In their attempt to get it out, they broke the pcb, and subsequently did some Frankenstein-style repairs on it.
To their credit, the speakers were working, just not sure how! And in their defence, I suspect that the reason the board broke in the first place was the original factory assembler got a bit excessive with the glue on the bottom of one of the coils which has seeped across to the mounting point, effectively glueing it in place .
Regardless of how it arose, I don’t think the pcb can be salvaged, so my question remains - can I replicate the crossover, without using a pcb, by wiring directly between the various components?
What issues should I be aware of with this approach?
And given this was going to be my first attempt at a re-cap, please be gentle....and use small words!😉
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Jon, there's been a double post. The problem is being dealt with here: Goodmans Dimension 8 Speakers.
