My little Sumiko S.5 subwoofer died last week. Stopped working. Powering up will give a small plop sound (normal). The auto on function still works, because when I send a signal (both high level and also line level) the unit switches on. It just won't produce the pleasant bass sounds anymore.
Sadly it is just out of the warranty period, so I opened the unit to have a little look myself.
I'm not able to repair it myself (don't have the equipment and don't trust my hands with expensive stuff I bought 😡). Besides that, I can't find schematics or repair manual on the net, so a quick question here.
I seems to me that a capacitor has gone bad and did some damage. I have no clue if that is the case, but it looks bad to me.
Would a repair in a repair centre be expensive these days? I could bring it, but if the repair will be over € 200,- / US$ 200,-, I think I will go for a new, a little bigger subwoofer.
Appreciate your replies.
Thanks,
Peter
Sadly it is just out of the warranty period, so I opened the unit to have a little look myself.
I'm not able to repair it myself (don't have the equipment and don't trust my hands with expensive stuff I bought 😡). Besides that, I can't find schematics or repair manual on the net, so a quick question here.
I seems to me that a capacitor has gone bad and did some damage. I have no clue if that is the case, but it looks bad to me.
Would a repair in a repair centre be expensive these days? I could bring it, but if the repair will be over € 200,- / US$ 200,-, I think I will go for a new, a little bigger subwoofer.
Appreciate your replies.
Thanks,
Peter
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A repair center would likely cost more than the unit is worth. If you think you can remove and replace that capacitor, go for it, otherwise you are better off replacing it.
Thanks for your reply Buggers.
My thoughts too. Although I don't like repairing myself, I can do little wrong here. Capacitor is 63V 47 uF 105 degrees Celsius. I guess it is worth the try, but I'm afraid there is more damage. No idea what that white (with black dirt) thing is. Anyway, I will trust my hands this time and see if that is the only issue.
The repair center I can bring it to asks at least € 49,- research fee and a minimum of € 130,- for the repair. If costs are higher, of course the bill is higher.
In the mean time my wife told me she didn't like the shiny Sumiko finish, so I took the liberty of showing her a few other subwoofers. She liked the KEF Kube design, so I bought the 10b and it will arrive this week.
With that in mind, i will trust my hands replacing the capacitor. If it works, i will use the Sumiko in my office space.