I bought these for very cheap knowing they may not work. They are the Rockville Power Gig 225K. I can’t get them serviced locally, and rockville won’t service them either. Looks like i’m going to have to give it a shot myself.
One of the speakers is active and has all the inputs, the other speaker is passive and connects via a speakon cable. (Which I don’t have so I haven’t been able to see if the passive speaker works)
The active speaker powers on, and the screen on the back works and I’m able to navigate the menus. However I haven’t been able to get any sound. I’ve tried every input, including the bluetooth connection. (which successfully connects)
2 Things of note: When I power the speaker on, after about 2-4 seconds I hear a loud pop/crack, from what I’ve seen online this is normal? Also, there is a fan on the unit, presumably for the built in amplifier. It doesn’t turn on/spin. I’m not sure if this means anything, or the fan is possibly heat activated or signal activated.
I’ve opened up the active speaker to possibly check connections. I have no experience working with electronics, so I was watching some youtube videos where they repair active pa speakers. The main amp/board has a lot of connections, some of which seem pretty fragile and soldered on, so I can’t completely remove the unit, or even pull it very far from the cabinet/housing. Unsure of how to proceed.
I’m thinking I’m probably going to have to get a multimeter and a soldering iron and do more research to see if I can narrow down what’s causing the problem, or I may just have to give up and somehow get rid of these massive speakers. $100 wasted, but that’s on me. I’m hoping I can get them running though!
Not even sure if this is the right place to be asking for advice, but there’s everything I know. Any advice appreciated.
Figure out who your local h.s. trade school electronics teacher is and ask him to look at them. That's what we always did as kids