MiamiBoy
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@willy440 Sorry for the late response. My alert preferences were not set correctly.
Xover removal: As I recall now, I also had a hard time removing the xover from the K8 even after all the through bolts were removed. After removing the woofer and all stuffing I had to use a small putty knife and tap it with a small hammer from the inside of the speaker to "cut" what was holding it. It wasn't that it was intentionally glued but I think when Infinity put these speakers together they did not allow sufficient time for some of the varnish or xover glue spillover to fully dry. Use one of those flexible thin putty knives that will bend.
Capacitor replacements: My intent was to do a full refurbishment of my working K8 speakers, not to fix any specific problem. That is a personal choice based on how much time you have and if you are approaching this as a "fun" project or just want to fix what is broke and get out.
EMIT Diagnosis: There are TWO fuses. One for the front Emit and one for the rear Emit. They are on the underside of the xover board. How did you get to them to measure them if you did not remove the xover? There is no way around it you have to pull the xovers out an start doing some continuity tests on the rear Emit wiring to find where the problem is.
Quick Fix: One quick and easy fix would be to simply rewire the rear Emits to be in series with the front Emits. If the front fuse can handle both Emits that might get you where you want to get without major surgery or refurb.
Xover removal: As I recall now, I also had a hard time removing the xover from the K8 even after all the through bolts were removed. After removing the woofer and all stuffing I had to use a small putty knife and tap it with a small hammer from the inside of the speaker to "cut" what was holding it. It wasn't that it was intentionally glued but I think when Infinity put these speakers together they did not allow sufficient time for some of the varnish or xover glue spillover to fully dry. Use one of those flexible thin putty knives that will bend.
Capacitor replacements: My intent was to do a full refurbishment of my working K8 speakers, not to fix any specific problem. That is a personal choice based on how much time you have and if you are approaching this as a "fun" project or just want to fix what is broke and get out.
EMIT Diagnosis: There are TWO fuses. One for the front Emit and one for the rear Emit. They are on the underside of the xover board. How did you get to them to measure them if you did not remove the xover? There is no way around it you have to pull the xovers out an start doing some continuity tests on the rear Emit wiring to find where the problem is.
Quick Fix: One quick and easy fix would be to simply rewire the rear Emits to be in series with the front Emits. If the front fuse can handle both Emits that might get you where you want to get without major surgery or refurb.