Assistance Needed: Replacing Caps in Klipsch Forte II (Crites)

[plschles]

Hi. I am replacing the caps in the crossover of my Klipsch Forte II's. I am using the kit from Crites. Wondering if anyone has a picture they can share of what it looks like after recap since it looks like it will be a tight squeeze given that they are bigger caps than the old ones. I am using the same board as the crossovers are currently on. Any advice too would be great. Thanks!

 

[AlTinkster92]

I think Bob has pictures on his website on this??

 

[avguytx]

Just google search "Crites Klipsch Forte II crossover" and switch to images. You see lots of picture .

 

[Jenkster]

This is what my Chorus II crossovers look like after Bob or Michael recapped the originals. I would think the Forte II's would be similar?

 

[moray james]

capacitors can be damaged with excess heat applied to the leads. Why not send your networks to Bob Crites and he will install your new caps and test your networks and send them back to you working perfectly.

 

[Bugetnirvana]

This is what my Chorus II crossovers look like after Bob or Michael recapped the originals. I would think the Forte II's would be similar?View attachment 1576516 View attachment 1576517

I got a little wonky with my quartet recap. They were on a board similar to this ^^^ but had thin film caps paired closely together. No room at all for new caps. So I removed the film caps and the whole board. Soldered some wire leads into the old cap locations. Mounted the entire circuit board onto a piece of plywood like Bob uses with some rubber insulators, then just attached my new Dayton caps to the board. Wasnt real pretty, but it works and made things simple.