Klipsch 5.1 sub woofer

[skippy33]

Hi There,
Have recently joined, hope someone out there can help me.
Have a Klipsch pro media ultra 5.1 sub woofer,with no speakers attached it makes a continious schreeching sound,have removed amp from box and ther is a kind of burning smell,seems to be coming from the Bash circuit board area can see no signs of damage anywhere,from looking over internet maybe a capacitor..know next to nothing about this ,trying not to send it half way round world for repair.

many thanks

 

[Automata]

If you don't know what you are doing, it could be dangerous and you run a high risk of damaging the component further. If you know someone that could repair it locally, that may be a better option. Without a base understanding of electronics, it isn't a good idea to try this yourself.

 

[skippy33]

Many Thanks For your reply,have been looking for weeks for local repair places..no luck.
iknow your right about this,if its just a matter of replacing components i could handle that as i used to solder components at one time way back when, just need to know where to start looking...

 

[R&W Golf]

is it under warranty? pretty sure the best solution would be to just send it back for repairs

 

[splat]

there is a thread here with some good information, as the klipsch amps are apparently notorious for dying http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=502498 and i actually own a dead amp myself. this thread at [h] has a lot of info in it too (as well as a lot of junk posts to sift thru) http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1028862277

If you call Klipsch, they will point you to a 3rd party who does out of warranty work for them. I believe they quoted me $150 for the repair but it's been a while since i talked to them, and i can't even remember the companies name. There is a guy elliot-tronics http://elliot-tronics.com/ who does repairs and upgrades. a lot of people in that [h] thread were complaining that he was taking too long with their amps and not quick to respond to emails so i've been weary to contact him myself.

 

[Hardass]

there is a thread here with some good information, as the klipsch amps are apparently notorious for dying http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=502498 and i actually own a dead amp myself. this thread at [h] has a lot of info in it too (as well as a lot of junk posts to sift thru) http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1028862277

If you call Klipsch, they will point you to a 3rd party who does out of warranty work for them. I believe they quoted me $150 for the repair but it's been a while since i talked to them, and i can't even remember the companies name. There is a guy elliot-tronics http://elliot-tronics.com/ who does repairs and upgrades. a lot of people in that [h] thread were complaining that he was taking too long with their amps and not quick to respond to emails so i've been weary to contact him myself.

I sent one to elliot, he does take time but does outstanding work.

 

[splat]

yeah i'm contemplating it now. I've had them sitting on my floor for like 6 months now. this weekend I decided to poke around a little more with a friend on the phone who is actually taking a electronics repair class. I ended up blowing the fuse in my room once, and had several POPS and fizzes...so i don't think i'm qualified to be doing this sort of thing myself. Outside of the obviously blown MOSFET, i have no idea how to figure out whats wrong.

 

[skippy33]

thanks guys will try the Elliott man