Abused Ion Audio Block Rocker repair
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- A friend of mine who is in the navy asked me to look at this so he could use it in the gym. I decided to take it on as a bit of an interesting challenge.
This thing was used on a ship so has been exposed to salt water and also it looks like it's been dropped from some height as one of the corner shells was heavily dented and the transformer and woofer were completely detached.
I got it going in the end by re-mounting the transformer and speaker, cleaning up the boards and bridging any corroded tracks and replacing a few corroded capacitors and resistors. The battery appeared to be dead but it seemed to gradually come back to life after leaving the unit plugged in for a couple of days.
The iPod dock was too far gone to repair unfortunately. I ended up disconnecting the wires that connected it to the preamp board because it was causing some interference.
The addition of Bluetooth would have been cool if it worked properly but I was getting too much RF interference so I need to work on better filtering and shielding. I decided not to add bluetooth to this unit but I have an idea for another video that will hopefully be up in the next few weeks.
Nice repair job. Just did a similar one, so thanks for the overview.
Do you know how microphadios is the c28 capacitor
So i took my am/fm stereo to Cuba, had a travel charger but the unit didnt charge. Brought it back home and still wont charge. I think i may have blown the fuse but not sure where it is to check/replace. Help!
Hi, I know that that was a long time ago, but can you possibly tell me what IC are on the power bord that are screwed to radiators?
so i got mine for xmas three years back or so, basic job rocker...
all was well until recently, it started tripping out with an RF distortion if that makes sense... Blue Tooth or radio makes it go nuts at any volume greater than mid way. is she worth fixing or taking to a shop for repair with a bench charge of 50 bucks...
My job rocker plus quit after 1 year of very infrequent use Has never been moved off the shelf it was on So not banged around and looks perfect but the electronics don’t work. I have no idea how to fix it But I can’t imagine anything much being wrong
thanks for the video, my ion block rocker only produces 1/4 the volume on full through my dock only, i also got this exactly 12 months ago, the bastards.
do you know what the problem could be
and also from aux there isnt any sound when you touch the cable
How do you connect the power button back on a explorer ion
My block stopped working fuse is OK but no power when I turn on the power is it the Transformer
My Ion Tailgater 1st gen's bluetooth stop working. Any ideas on a fix? Thanks.
My battery tests at 12.5 VDC but the unit doesn't play off battery, only 110VAC. All the LED lights are on when the power cord is disconnected (e.g. the 3 green and the one red LED). What gives ? I thought either bad battery connections or blown in line fuse to the battery but I don't think so (how would the LEDs be able to light ?).Any clues ?
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Hi not sure if you can help. Got a block rocker only just two years old which is getting hot and then distorting. Been told could be dust causing overheating and to try cleaning with compressed air. Would you agree or any other ideas.
It seems unlikely that dust would cause much of an issue on something like this. Does it only get hot when you're playing it very loud for a long time or will it get hot without any audio signal fed to it?
Without knowing which component(s) are getting hot it's hard to say what exactly is wrong. Does it get hot on battery power or only on AC power?
Cleaning it certainly wouldn't hurt but I wouldn't hold your breath on it fixing your problem.
@@reddragon27284can u please tell me the ohms of the speaker in this ion tryen to upgrade my ion block rocker max but i dont know witch speaker to put in by ohms.
Hey- trying to replace the battery in an Ion Tailgater. Having trouble finding where does the internal ground wire connects. Can't find it anywhere.
Janet Gioffre'- Harrington on the back by the on off switch with the power plugplate it goes on one of those screws and screws down like it wasnt there u understand what im saying
Mine uses a regular Motor Cycle 6 Volt Battery. You find it at Radio Schack.
How many macrophage is the c28 capacitor I took of the 1 it had and I lost it and I need to get one but I cant see it on your video
Sorry, I don’t know. The unit didn’t belong to me so I don’t have it any more.
@@reddragon27284 and I tried seen on the video but you never showed that side thanks anyways
I have an Ion Block Rocker, the power is fine (though the battery is dead), and the bluetooth connects finem even the radio seems to find frequencies, but I have absolutely zero sound from the speaker. It gives the classic "pop" when it's swtiched on and voltage is supplied to it, so pretty sure the speaker itself isn't damaged, but I cannot get any output from it whatsoever, any ideas?
I have the same problem, did you find a solution?
Mine did the same thing. I sprayed electrical contact cleaner into the volume button and worked for a year. I have it apart again and trying it one more time. The volume board is attached to the face plate and you have to undo the front bolt to both volume buttons. Hope it works! @@Have_a_good_day_dude
I need a power transformer for a Block Rocker, but can't find one anywhere. Anyone knows what are the voltage outputs?
I also need this. Did you find out?
@@joaoramos5065 Still looking.
@@alonsonatividad9620 I think that I found it, will give feedback soon. The LM317T voltage regulator is connected to two resistors: 300 and 3.3K ohms. This means that it is regulating for 15V output. So my guess is that it is a 15-0-15 center tapped transformer. I bought one with 1.35A, and will give you news when it arrives
@@joaoramos5065 Cool! I was thinking of using a 12V 2A, but haven't dedicated the time to it.
@@alonsonatividad9620 12V isn't enough, as to charge the battery it is required more than 12V...
Hi buddy, any idea what fuse this model needs and where to get one from? Thanks in advance.
Matt Canning I don't know off hand I'm afraid and I don't have the unit to hand as it wasn't mine. Best bet if you have it is to take the original fuse to an electronics supply place like Maplin. If I had to guess I'd probably go with a 20mm 1A 250V glass fuse. It might even say on the unit itself. You should ALWAYS replace a fuse with the correct value to prevent risk of fire.
Thanks buddy.
how man ohms is the speaker in the box
I blew the R3 transistor down the big resistor. can someone help me with the transistor number. please
Why my aux port or the Bluetooth aint working
What Did You Use To Open the Speaker to Get That First Piece Out?
A screwdriver. :)
Which Side Did you Unscrew?
none of my screw drivers are opening the front
Head for Harbor Freight and by a set of Star Screwdriver - will probably be less than 10 bucks, but you will need them again sometime in your life.
My speakers sound like trash. Can I hook up some new ones
Yes get the same size and replace it
I bet he had the same problem finding a fuse it looks as though it's a capacitor
everything was working fine till curiosity killed the cat and I switched the volt switch to 115V. the led's come on the side where it shows the battery, but the led for the power on the front next to the volume dials doesnt come on, and wont play any sound. help!!?
Whoops, yeah that'll kill it! I assume you're on 240V/230V (UK/Europe).
At the very least you have probably blown a fuse. You MIGHT be lucky and get away with replacing the internal fuse but that is unlikely.
You've likely blown more than a fuse. The power supply is probably screwed. It'll probably need new regulators and possibly new rectifier diodes and maybe even filter capacitors. Worst case and highly probable is that the primary on the power transformer is open circuit. They have an internal, non-replicable, thermal fuse.
To be honest unless you know a hobbyist who's handy with a soldering iron I would cut your losses and learn from the experience.
Sorry it's not what you want to hear.
Hi would you be able to do a video on this or show where one can find this I am a student and don't really have the money for repair
Cuál es el numero del u4 ic please.
Ai have problem with my ion n-o power on how to fix plealse
When I turn up the volume the music starts faltering when the bass is too loud. It keeps playing but with pauses at the moment of bass. Does anyone know what this could be? Thanks.
Distortion. It's only 50watt speaker and even with the newest model still sucks just as much as the old ones. But yours on the other hand sounds like the logic board damage.
i just got my ion tailgater two weeks ago and now it want recharge. what could be the reason for this?
The Unit requires to be charged before it's 1st use.
Hidden glass fuse inside charger plug port on back ,like xmas lights inside power plug
I tried Bluetooth on mine as well and it was horrible! I even tried to make it look pretty but it ended up not being worth it.
pookiewood I discovered later that using an audio isolation transformer between the output of the Bluetooth module and the input of the amplifier eliminated pretty much all of the noise. These are also known as ground loop isolators and can be picked up very cheaply.
RedDragonUKTech I'll look further into that. Thanks! However first I have to get it working again. Lol. I think something got shorted and now the battery won't power it. Another issue that happened is that it was in my wife's car and I guess it bounced around with the plug still in and damaged the panel. Now it doesn't turn on at all. I may try to make a new panel out of a sheet of hard plastic and try to figure out where the short is. I do know I need a new few and at one point used an auto parts fuse that allowed it to power up before things took a turn for the worst.
can anyone help me here. i bought my ion jobrocker ipa30 in the US but just a couple of days using it and when i charge it, but it doesnt. i have my power transformer of 50V. from 220 to 110v. sory guys i really dont have any idea about electronics..
Would have been nice if you showed how you got it open. Instead, you skipped over it
It’s quite simple really, you undo the screws - it opens. I have to be honest it was very simple so I didn’t include it. My thinking was that anyone who is likely to be working on the electrical side of this should already have the skills to open it.
im having problems with my sound jumping in and out and static even when everything is turned down anyone know why
A loose connection will do that. Do it the RCA way, remove and replace all the external cables your using, one at a time.
did you ever resolve this? i have the same problem on my outback 2
Hey man, I am hoping you will read this. I myself trow freeparties/raves(the basic principe is no loss and no gain the only money we get from donations goes into equipment)
I can get an ION Tailgater for rather cheap the only thing is that it is broken.
I was wondering what could be wrong with it( it think either a fuse is blown or the transformer is broken)
Can you maybe confirm/deny this?
Thank you for your time
-Floris
Hi,
It's hard to diagnose the problem without more information but there's a few things you can try.
The first thing would be a visual inspection, look for signs of damage. Also see if there are any signs of life at all such as a power LED. If there are you can usually (but not always) rule out fuses and the transformer. You can check inside the unit (UNPLUG FIRST!!!!!) to see if anything is loose or obviously blown.
If you know your way around a multimeter then use that to check the transformer and fuses and you can check things like the bridge rectifier.
Anything further than that would require to have the unit plugged in while you have it open which could be lethal if you're not familiar with electronics.
Hope this is useful.
Cheers :)
floryzzz, check the battery make sure it is not that dead that it draws to much of a current and blows the fuse, (black socket where mains cable goes in, if battery dead take it out and charge on a regular battery charger). If the thing is still not working test the transistors after you have checked the transformer for an output, this is rather a cheap nasty bit of kit, but then again, nothing to expensive to put right.