Aliphatic resin type wood glue was recommended by a JBL engineer for construction. I used it to do extensive repairs on the original 4645(A) w/cardboard ports and these areas are surprisingly strong.
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Aliphatic resin type wood glue was recommended by a JBL engineer for construction. I used it to do extensive repairs on the original 4645(A) w/cardboard ports and these areas are surprisingly strong.
Subwoof's post recommends measuring across the base and emitter on one of the big Sankens. The leads are conveniently labeled (E B C) on the board. Use some good mini grabber leads like the Pomona...
Try some deoxit. I use a soaked pipe cleaner on the XLR inputs and a swab on the TRS inputs. Deoxit the cable contacts as well and/or try known good cables. If you have a metal rack, remove it while...
I've found some cabaret cabinets that only had the E145 in them and that prompted me to start working on this again. There is another pair of E145 baskets and nos recone kits here as well. The DBX...
It appears that the pots offer adjustment to the DC offset circuit. See section 4.6 in the manual for a description of Q1 and Q2.
For the amplifiers that I have working, I was able to adjust one...
Yeah, the ebay beater:o:. Made an offer on it and it is way cleaner on the inside compared to the other two. Measured it and tested on a cheap speaker. The first one that i purchased had enough heat...
I'm going through the same issues right along with you, Robert.
So far I've tried the D45(pristine and newer model), a 1U QSC unit, and two UREI 6215. I've managed to get one UREI 6215 working out...
You have a good starting point and it may be spot on. The manual shows that it starts rolling off ~45hz and the slope is ~10 dB.
You will want to avoid boosting the signal until you have a decent...
I've sent you a PM with the service manual and a few people that may be able to work on it.
The amplifier has some output transistors that I wasn't able to find (RCA 8203B)and there may be a...
I went down the same path with a filled half rack and looking for a 1U. These units just sit there and cook with marginal to no ventilation. Add hot equipment above/below or both and you have...
Are you considering building one of these systems?
I have a thread here with some of my progress with the "ancient audiophile" version. It includes pictures of another person's completed efforts...
The BX63A sounded very good to me. This could be due to the passive only crossover components in the HF circuit. There was no detectable noise.
On a budget, I would use a mini dsp to replicate the...
Sweet! Hopefully she brings several more years of joy. Now I know where to bring mine for service.:p
The E145 is advertised at 98dB. Everything else above it is advertised at 100dB 1w/1m min. making this the target.
Below 80Hz should not need any additional work as stated above. That could be...
Hi All. I have a few updates and questions.
Rob's post has me intrigued with the E145 as a potential midbass driver. They can easily run down to 80Hz which is a much better crossover point for...
I think Barry has nailed it.
I've looked at several of them and didn't find anything quite like it that's currently available. Everything I've found has higher Fs.
To show the difference, if you opt for brand new cone kits this is the latest price:
C8R2235 $214.00
C8R2245H $276.00
Otherwise I've not seen used, good cond. units vary much.
To further elaborate and offer my understanding of Lee's post.
The 2235 is the limiting factor as normally determined by the sensitivity of lowest freq. driver in a system.
Not that it can't be...
T.A.D. would be the preferred replacement for some of my parts. The build quality and attention to detail stands out. Would they exist as they are today without JBL?
That's not bad at all. I think I paid ~$150 each for the 2397/throat.
I'm doing this with the 2397 incorporated.
You have enough parts to trade off in favor of what you would need for drivers. ...
Thanks for sharing Nick. When I was looking at the minidsp, I was planning on using it for subwoofer filtering/management only. The plan was to use a PLLXO for the high pass as I'm doing today.
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I sold a system like this not too long ago to a man in Dallas. This appears to be the same system.
Between the work done by the previous owner and myself all of the major functional flaws were...
Those appear to be XPL cards.
Check here:
DX-1 card thread
This is still moving along. Just lack two 2245H recones for all of the major parts to be here.
These have been on my wish list for some time and I now have a pair....
I bought another complete 4645 cabinet from out of state. It arrived with some shipping dings, but easy items to deal with.
The 2245h is an issue however. The cone assembly looks fresh and...