Re: Kenwood Powered Subwoofer SW-38HT

Its been a busy month... finally got back to these projects after I got another receiver in with blown caps, and I just went to digikey and ordered for both units before I remembered your post.

Hold on to those caps. If you end up not using them, I may ask if something REALLY nice comes in

Re: Kenwood Powered Subwoofer SW-38HT

Just tried the subwoofer and it thumps fine, though I couldn't isolate the sub enough to really tell if there was more noise, etc. I miss the older Kenwood receiver I used to use for testing! Sound seemed fine however with no distortion that I could hear.

I did remove that 2nd cap (C32), and there seemed to be no extra distortion on my AM shop radio. Now, I have to make a judgement call - is it ok to resell the unit now without those caps or should I replace and upgrade them?

Re: Kenwood Powered Subwoofer SW-38HT

No, haven't turned it on yet - never got to that point. For audio equipment I do a visual check first and blow it out with an air compressor. Thank you for getting back so quickly. Did not expect that. I'll try your suggestions at work this Thursday.

-Tim

Hello everyone!

One of my pending projects is a SW-38HT Kenwood powered subwoofer. Unfortunately, during my pre-sound check, I noticed that a capacitor was blown. Not just busted or bulged but burned to a crisp, making identification impossible. Anyone have access to a schematic, or perhaps can figure what the value of this cap would have been?

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