Velodyne DPS Sub just Hums

[@riazhussain-on5jl]

Thank you for the video. I actually watched your video before buying the 10 inch version for cheap with the Humming noise hoping that I could fix it using your video as a reference. The issue was exactly the broken ground connection. I am not really good with soldering so I did not remove the jack from the main board, instead I cheated and used the smallest solder tip that would fit in that small opening and used some solder to reconnect the break. Worked out great, sub sounds great for music. I have an SVS PB 2000 for movies. Liked and Subscribed. Thanks Again

[@ricoma8067]

I got one for like 10 bucks and it has the same issue, managed to fix it thanks to your tutorial!

[@patb5266]

Night Mode basically reduces the output without changing the response curve, similar to knocking the volume down. The other 4 settings do change the response curve, I usually use Jazz setting as it's the "tightest". Unfortunately my SPL800R died. It's amazing as it also has a remote and room EQ mic.

[@smiths7317]

I've had similar problems with disc's & labels, altho wasn't CD's in my case, kids had discovered label stash, decided to label everything with their name, and few DVD's were ruined as would no longer play due to top layer being removed by the horrid adhesive. Thanks for yet another repair vid! I'd never thought about checking the grounding had misdiagnosed it as ground loop woops!.

[@madpom2]

May not know the words but it humms because it's happy

[@zx8401ztv]

Or it hasn't had a shower :-D

[@modbathwaremb9035]

I almost threw my velodyne out! Thank you for this, opened it up and used a little cable and soldered it to ground and it worked again 😀

[@marka1986]

Good fix on the jack. Saved many of those jacks from junk equipment but never the right one to replace the broken one.

[@12voltvids]

That's always the way right.

[@jeffadams5510]

Lost count of how many bad rca input grounds I repaired on car audio amplifiers back in the day. Same exact repair as you did here.......

[@b.powell3480]

Hi Dave, it seems that the subwoofer forgot the words, and just hums !!! Lol 😆

[@alvinpillay9995]

Really look forward to your videos. 👍

[@Barbarapape]

Re sub's i am now living in a row of terraced houses, so using a sub at even a low volume has the neighbours complaining. There must be a lot of subs out there that are just collecting dust.

[@12voltvids]

I had the neighbor banging on my door when I was testing this thing. Apparently they could hear it inside their house on my neighbors not that close.

[@Barbarapape]

@@12voltvids Those 12 inch subs can certainly move a lot of air! Even if you are in a detached house, low frequencies can be felt and heard a long way from the source. My neighbourhood has it's share of local boy racers with subs that loud my windows rattle.

[@12voltvids]

@@Barbarapape i used to work with a guy who's car stereo was worth about 4x what the car was worth. I could never understand why they need to be heard 4 blocks away. Needless to say i ran into him about 10 years ago. Hearing aids in both ears in his 40s. I i could say was I hate to say i told ya so. My stereo has 40 watts per channel and it goes plenty loud enough and produced amazing sound. It's tube power though which is totally different than solid state power.

[@BlankBrain]

I've been seeing news of major flooding around Vancouver. Hope you are doing well.

[@12voltvids]

That is east of Vancouver. No flooding here but a few neighbours who's homes are below the crown of the road ended up with water in their living room. I am built up about 8" above the road so nothing here. Also since I am near the beach it is all sand so the water just runs away into the sand. Abbotsford got hit pretty hard.

[@BlankBrain]

@@12voltvids I'm glad to hear you're dry. I feel sorry for the folks that aren't so fortunate. I wonder how frequent the pineapple express is going to become. I only got 4.5" (11.5 cm) here south of Portland in two days, so not bad.

[@12voltvids]

@@BlankBrain it was the bloody nucksack river in Washington that overfilled. Im sure there are a few that would like to send the bill for the clean up to Washington.

[@SLynch007]

Hey. There is someone selling this exact unit, although it works. She's selling her parents equipment that was their surround sound system just as 'digital' was entering the market. She's got a Sony STR-DG500 receiver which says 'Digital Audio Video Amp' (I might be assuming wrong, but I'm thinking they're referring to upsampling. She's got a Denon AVR S540BT, and I thought it was interesting as a TV to separate audio, but I've tried to do that so many times I feel I cracked my head from banging it against a wall. I have a multitude of audio problems that are too embarrassing to admit, but my son wanted a stereo in his room, and that's how it started. Damn Marshall Bluetooth speakers.

[@zulumax1]

When I seen that the issue was "hum" in the title I was curious to see how far into the video the joke would pop up. Sure nuff, right out of the gate. Jeopardy category: Doesn't know the words. Question: What is hum

[@Hounddoggy33]

I just KNEW that those stickers would start to lift and gum up the works, eventually! I have a CD printer that works quite well.

[@12voltvids]

Lightscribe was a cool way to bring but only one color. My drive is lightscribe but never bought the special disks

[@parkersgarage4216]

i have a svs sledge plate amp model sta-1000d. i can only hear static no buzzing. anyclue what may be wrong with it? could i send it to you for repair? i have another of the same amp that also has no sound coming out neither.

[@Wenlocktvdx]

Weird 8khz beeping between 10:51 and 11:03. Clearly visible in spectrum analyser.

[@12voltvids]

My watch alarm goes off at 4pm. That used to be quiting time. It beeps 8am 12 noon and 4pm. Also beeps on the hour.

[@machannel8746]

Is that 60/40 you're using ? I'm surprised how easily it mixes with the solder on the board, which is unleaded right ? I've recently tried to fix a "modern" board that's got broken antenna connectors. Mixing the solder with the unleaded was a nightmare, don't know if I just got bad/cheap solder or whatever. I even bought a flux syringe to mix but it still wouldn't mix easily. Then I tried removing it all and resoldering but the 60/40 won't adhere to the pads! I think I messed / oxidized the pads too much with heat by now.... Have put it aside for now, what a loss of time....

[@12voltvids]

60/40 if it is good quality will mix nicely with a hot iron.

[@JerryPemberton]

B&W make some fine speakers. I've only heard one of their smaller bookshelf speakers and I remember being quite impressed by it. I can only imagine the sound you are getting from the towers. I'm sure you don't even need a sub anymore. My old ass KLH model 23's certainly don't need a sub.

[@djijspeakerguy4628]

Even my KLH model 32s (8 inch model) hardly need a sub at all. They have bass, they go low, it’s just not as loud, they are definitely a bright speaker, but work well with the bass turned up. I can only imagine the 23s, and I hear that the 6s are even better!

[@jtfoto1]

If the input jacks were previously broken probably by someone being hamfisted, why would you not reglue them down again to prevent it happening again?

[@12voltvids]

The glue was put on by the owner thinking that would fix it thinking that that's why the inputs weren't working. If you think a little bit of hot snot poured over the input connectors is going to hold them in place glued to metal that I have beachfront property in Vegas that you might be interested in.

[@jtfoto1]

@@12voltvids I was not talking about that heat melt rubbish but some good epoxy would surely help. Happily swap you the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a beach front condo though. :-)

[@12voltvids]

@@jtfoto1 epoxy yes, but tightening the screw is just as good. The screw was loose. That ground is stronger now that was from the factory in China.

[@alanarmstrong2323]

Love my sub it has a made in Canada sticker on it.

[@12voltvids]

So does mine.

[@alanarmstrong2323]

@@12voltvids it only a 10 inch sub but has dual voice coils

[@12voltvids]

I believe mine is a 12, but I haven't used it in years. Wife doesn't like it. Too boomy.

[@greggaieck4119]

What a Kool velodyne DPS sub that your fixing

[@12voltvids]

@@greggaieck4119 i was teating it and the neighbour knocked on my door and told me it was rattling the windows across the street. Didn't seem that loud but those low frequencies tend to travel far.

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

When scammers call, I just give them fake info.

[@12voltvids]

I hang up on them. After telling them to f--- off

[@James-ez3nq]

I have a pair of Definative Technology speakers with built in powered subwoofers. One of the speakers just started making a very loud hum similar to the one in this video. It stops humming by unplugging from the power outlet. The speaker cables make no difference. Could I send you the amp section to see if you can fix it? Thanks

[@12voltvids]

I can look at it. No promises

[@James-ez3nq]

How would I contact you to arrange shipping and payment?

[@12voltvids]

@@James-ez3nq email address is on home page. Need to use a PC to see as it doesn't show on phones.

[@hughmc5419]

It sounds crackly like distorted output . Can barely hear it ? Bad output transistor ?

[@12voltvids]

I had it clipping a bit, but mostly overloaded microphone.

[@hughmc5419]

@@12voltvids Good repair ,I have one of them smaller ,came with a Samsung sound bar, & remote . [ using it on a Toshiba LEd flat screen TV

[@terrywilson4118]

I bet it was a low hum...

[@white8771]

I've had those indian IT scammers call to tell me that they are from the technical department of windows and that i have wirus in my printer.

[@12voltvids]

I love wasting their time. They tell me my windoze 10 has a virus. I tell them I don't have a windoze 10 machine. I am being truthful as i don't have a computer that modern. My computer is over 10 years old now. Then when they start to argue i tell them I have a Mac call them scammers and to FO and hang up.

[@zx8401ztv]

A "Sub repair" silly sod :-D Sockets used as p.c.b fixing points was never a smart idea. Not even an angled plastic strut to stop the p.c.b flapping around with the bass beat :-(.

[@gyrgrls]

LOL! It's cheaper to just throw your CDs on the floor and stomp on them than to buy a CD Stomper.

[@AThreeDogNight]

Must have been abusive with it cause it looked like a pretty good lug before? Nice easy job my friend 👍.

[@robertcaldwell7737]

Should have fixed those subwoofer design errors... 1)epoxy the RCA jack and 2)shit-can that rear amp cover

[@j.t.cooper2963]

I like my subs to rattle, not hum. 😅

[@12voltvids]

I dumped my sub in the trash.

[@mrpedrodrodriguezsr7628]

I receive those "Microsoft calls" often . I used to block the numbers but they kept calling from other numbers until one day they called me from my wife number !! Can you believe that ? Now I just say " Call me when you learn proper English " and I hang up . The calls are few now .

[@12voltvids]

My stalker was calling me making my own number show up. I changed my number the next day.

[@waynemarc77]

CD stomper ruined MANY of my cds!

[@12voltvids]

Don't remind me.

[@calferath]

I have the same exact sub and I am getting the same humming noise. Good video. I will try to fix mine.