I've never killed a crossover before, so I'm wondering how likely is it to happen?

My right 6" Canton woofer is cutting in and out. It also makes a clicking sound. When I tested the driver on the other channel it worked fine. The tweeter also works fine.

Sometimes it will be working fine, and then if I suddenly raise the volume it begins to crackle again. Does this sound like a crossover problem? Could it be the output on my deck? Or possibly the output on my main amp? I'm almost positive it's not my amp because when I reverse the front/rear outputs the problem is still only on the right front speaker.

I managed to take the crossover out of my door, and from looking at it, there doesn't seem to be any blown parts. I don't have a multimeter so I can't even do any basic testing.

I called Canton and they said they've never had to RMA a crossover. Then again, what else are they going to say. They told me to try to get it tested before doing an RMA. I guess it makes sense because there might be nothing wrong with it.

So, what do you think it is? Would anyone want to help me test it? Or could you recommend a shop that won't charge alot to test it.

 

mayeb jstu a bad wire connetion ? kinda sounds like you have a wire grounding out . this will cause the speaker to sound like butt and cut out like that.

easy way to test is run a new speaker wire throught the middle of your car right to yoru amp ( saves pulling up carpet and such )

 

I originally thought it was a bad connection, so I took it to the place that did the install. They did a quick check and basically told me the speaker is working fine now. When I told them it cuts in and out they said it might be a bad crossover. They didn't actually do anything to help me diagnose what the actual problem was.

Every shop offers amazing pre-sales service, but only the best offer outstanding post-sales service.

I was thinking I might try and hook up another amp that I have lying around. If it does the same thing then it's the crossover. If the crossover isn't the problem then maybe the wiring is faulty. I'll have to check tomorrow.

 

The clue here is the crossover in the door. Every time you slam the door, the coils on the crossover will hate coming to a sudden stop. They're usually only held in place with a bit of hot glue and the solder connections.

Take the crossover out, and re-solder all the components, and then beef things up with a liberal dose of hot glue.

Might as well do the other one too....if a circuit goes open on a 12 dB passive, it can present a dead short to the amp at some frequencies, causing a lot more problems.

 

It could very well be the speaker itself...

 

Once I get this problem sorted out I most likely will go active. The only bad thing about going active is that you have to add another device to your system. My trunk space is very limited. I could always put it under the seat. Another option is to upgrade my deck to the Premier model which has a 3-way active crossover.

 

@Starterwiz : I agree that the slamming door might have loosened something, but the only problem is that if I start to solder things I can forget about my 1-year warranty. Crossovers are very simple circuits and it would be easy to fix, but I'm worried that if I do, Canton might not even cover the woofers and tweeters anymore. Once I test it on another amp it will pretty much give me my answer. I'm going to go do that now.

@Haunz: I don't think the problem is the woofer because I tested it on the other channel and it works fine. We will know for sure what the problem is after I hook it up to another amp. I'll keep everyone posted.

 

Well, I connected the crossover directly to the amp and I kept switching through all of the channels. The crossover is fine, but some of the channels played significantly lower than others. There is obviously some sort of intermittent problem.

I noticed that I only had the problems with my rear outputs on my deck. So, either the RCA's are garbage, or the deck needs repair. I haven't quite figured out which. The good news is that everything seems to be working for now. I'm sure it won't last long though.

I guess Canton was right in saying their crossovers don't die easily.

Now all I have to do is put my crossover back in my door. Does anyone know how to get the window roller off of a 1990 Civic DX? When I took the crossover out, I wasn't able to get the panel off completely.