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Sub woofer not turning on

Sub woofer does not power on

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Most likely cause is ZD3 has gone bad. It is known to go short and cause no power in these subs. It is an 18v zener diode. Also, check R9 on the back of that board. It should be 10ohm, but sometimes goes open when ZD3 shorts.

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Is it receiving power? If not that is your answer - could be a blown fuse, bad wire, bad connection, etc.

If power is there and it still does not work then the problem coud be with a bad sub woofer on/off switch, internal fuse, or worse, blown amp from over driving.

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I hope I have explained this in a manner you will understand easy, if not just post whatever questions you may have right on this thread and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

It would also be appreciated if you could rate this solution if you no longer need any help from me. If you do require more help, please wait to rate this until we are finished. That way I do not get an undeserved bad rating when we have not even finished our communications.
By the way, A "Thanks for trying" and "Helpful" rating are really not good, they always end up lowering my overall score.

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