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RE: Noise/crackling in my 3.6R bass panel

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In Reply to: RE: Noise/crackling in my 3.6R bass panel posted by mikeand1 on August 23, 2015 at 20:08:27

You should not have to take the socks off. Just open up the back panel -- all the connections to the woofer are at the panel.

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RE: Noise/crackling in my 3.6R bass panel - mikeand1 12:11:46 08/24/15 (5)
I took off the panel, and aside from the wiring connections, I can't see much. There's a blue hockey-puck-like object just inside, but apart from that, I can't see much.

There are no obvious defects in the wiring or connections that I can see.
- RE: Noise/crackling in my 3.6R bass panel - mikeand1 12:52:19 08/24/15 (4)
  I should say the hockey-puck-like thing is pink, not blue.
  - Pink or Blue - neolith 14:47:12 08/24/15 (3)
    This is critical -- your inductors could be female rather than male :). Inspection alone may not reveal a cold solder joint (typically dull and rough appearing) but if you wiggle the wires while listening (this is perfectly safe) you may hear noise and identify the problem.
    - RE: Pink or Blue - Norman M 17:03:51 08/24/15 (2)
      Which wires might those be? 'Grantv' wisely suggested that 'mikeand1' swap solely the L/R speakers to determine if the noise followed the speaker.
      mikeand1 indicated having done that and the noise followed the speaker.
      The only 'wiggable' wires would then have to peculiar to, or internal, to the speaker, (or not)?
      - RE: Pink or Blue - mikeand1 22:51:33 08/25/15 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Pink or Blue posted by Norman M on August 24, 2015 at 17:03:51
        
        I was wondering the same thing -- wiggle what wires?
        
        RE: Pink or Blue - Norman M 08:18:42 08/26/15 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Pink or Blue posted by mikeand1 on August 25, 2015 at 22:51:33
        
        Perhaps it was implied that you should unscrew the nameplate containing the jacks (to which the X-O box is designed to attach) and wiggle those internal wires within easy reach and listen for crackling. Who knows? Perhaps Neolith has something there. It's certainly worth a try in the process of elimination. "Open up the back panel" = back Nameplate?

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