doh! I gotta leaky speakon...

I was playin' through my fEarful 15/6/1 and started paying attention to different buzz that were happening. (There are a lot of things in my practice room that rattle.)

Anyway, First culprit was the 1/4" jack. I plugged it and next up was the bi-amp speakon. (you can feel air coming from it as well)

I searched around here a but and only found info on 1/4". I even found a post where a TBer said that speakons don't leak.

I tried sticking in a speakon plug I happened to have lying around and that just shut off my 3015LF.

Right now I have a piece of tape covering the culprit, but am hoping one of you guys will let me in on the right way to fix the problem.

Thanks in advance!

 

Thanks Bill,

I am not looking forward to this though.
The jack plate has a circuit board mounted to it on stand offs.
I am hoping the speakon isn't connected directly to it.

 

I figure I should do it right.
If I seal it on the inside it should be ready to use whenever.

 

hmmm....
I hadn't thought of that.
Actually I'm not sure if I have a warranty.

I haven't noticed any holes, but it feels like air is blowing right through the speakon jack.

Dang I would hate to remove the crossover though. Mainly because I sealed everything in. (including the mid wires siliconed through the little hole in the mid box.)

I'll probably pull off the jack plate this weekend and have a looksee. If it looks like I can fix it easily (I've got plenty of silicone leftover), I'll just fix it.

If not, I'll contact Peavey.

One thing for sure though.....

If my drummer is feeling up to it, the fEarful is getting a workout with the band. (still hasn't happened yet! )

 

Well, I had a quick look inside today.
I really didn't want to start a repair just yet since I have a rehearsal tomorrow and want to give the cab a workout.

It turns out that the speakons are soldered directly to a circuit board.

What I am thinking is to smear silicone around the base, (where they attach to the circuit board) along the body of the speakons and where they meet the jack plate.

AFAIK silicone is not conductive.

I would make a sealed box for it, but that opens another can of worms. Namely I would have to make a patch panel for the wires since I would have to install the jack plate from the outside of the box at that point. I really don't think I wanna go there.