Hi all it is late Sunday night here and one of the bass drivers in one speaker Linn 242 is burning smell and warm to touch and smell coming from speaker. i noticed the driver clipping while no source playing and have turn off amps but speaker still quite warm. Is it possible for this to catch fire ? How do you go about removing the drive unit ? Cheers Steve
That doesn't sound good. Wonder if the amp caused that? You can remove the driver by first prising out the rubber ring, which will then give you access to the mounting screws. The ring fits into a slot within the cabinet so you need to try to move part of the ring towards the centre of the circle it creates.
That's not a clear description but once you start to move it you'll see what I mean, hopefully!
That's not a clear description but once you start to move it you'll see what I mean, hopefully!
Use a bank card or something similar to flip the ring out.
Sorry to hear that. Most likely your amp is broken. It puts out DC. So by no means connect a speaker to that amplifier before it has been serviced.
Thanks Mick for the help, I got the drive unit out and it is very hot to touch still after the system being off for about an hour no sign of fire damage but the coil is extremely hot still. The screws holding the drive unit are also hot so it must have generated a great deal of heat. Is it possible that it could self combust?
A hot driver in a speaker points to DC supply by the amplifier which is a strong indication the amplifier is defective. So your Majik 4100 needs to be serviced, and your bass driver(s) most probably need to be replaced. It may well be the fault is only in one channel, but under these circumstances I would opt to replace at least the hot one, and the corresponding other driver in your other 242. Reason for this is to keep the sound balanced, especially since you are playing active.
@akurit - try gently pushing the driver cone. You may find it doesn’t move, or that it moves but you hear a scraping sound. Either way that could indicate a damaged coil.
As others have said, don’t use the amp before it’s been properly checked out!
As others have said, don’t use the amp before it’s been properly checked out!
Are they Mark 1's or 2's? There probably are still replacements for twos, but maybe not ones? You might be obliged to buy a pair? You might need to buy new aktiv kardz too. This sounds serious.
Just had my replacement driver installed yesterday also had the amp tested (seemed ok). Issues still there 
swapped out amp for 4200 same issue. Looks like a failed aktiv card. Removed all aktiv cards and currently running with Exakt box (Nice upgrade 
) until a replacement card arrives from Scotland. Finally have some music for Christmas.
swapped out amp for 4200 same issue. Looks like a failed aktiv card. Removed all aktiv cards and currently running with Exakt box (Nice upgrade ) until a replacement card arrives from Scotland. Finally have some music for Christmas.
Can't keep the Exaktbox? Shame....Just had my replacement driver installed yesterday also had the amp tested (seemed ok). Issues still there
Akurate Exactbox 10's are just getting cheaper by the day, so keep your eye's peeled.
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