Marshall Kilburn II Does Not Power On

When you twist the volume knob to the right to power on you Marshall Kilburn II, is it not powering on or making a sound? Use this troubleshooting guide to help diagnose why.

If you are experiencing a difficulty with your Marshall Kilburn II not turning on. You’ve attempted to charge your speaker but do not see any sign of it charging

• With the OEM charger and a working power socket. Plug the charger into the speaker, making sure it goes in the speaker correctly and makes proper contact.
• The Visual Battery indicator should show a sign of the speaker charging.
• If no sign of charge, try plugging the OEM charger into another device with the same charging component to see if it powers that device.
• If no sign of charge, your charger might be faulty.

Replace the charging cable.

If you are experiencing difficulty with your Marshall Kilburn II not powering on, the most common problem would be the battery isn't charged.

• Check to see if the battery has been charged by plugging it into a power source using the OEM charging cable. The visual battery indicator should show the status of the battery charging.
• Let it charge for 10-15 Minutes and attempt to power it on again.

If you attempted to charge the battery for 10-15 minutes and the Visual battery indicator shows no status or low battery levels. You might have a faulty battery, and it's time to replace the battery or the charging port might be damaged.

Marshall Kilburn II Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide

If you are experiencing difficulty with your Marshall Kilburn II not powering on.

• Plug the charger into the charging port, the Visual Battery Indicator should show the status of the battery.
• Inspect and make sure your OEM charger is in a good working condition, and your wall outlet is also functional by using it to charge another device.
• Inspect the charging port for any debris or dirt that might be blocking the charging port, remove any if found.

If you notice, there's no sign of charge on the Visual battery indicator, your charging port might need replacing.

Marshall Kilburn II Charging Port Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide

If you are experiencing difficulty with your Marshall Kilburn II not turning on, you have attempted to charge it, but it still no power. You have replaced the battery and attempted to power it on, but you still no response.

• Attempt to power on the speaker, by twisting the volume knob to the right, you should hear a click, and the speaker should power on.
• You didn't hear a click sound; the volume knob might be loose.
• Push down on the volume knob and twist to power on the speaker.
• You still don't hear a click, and the speaker still doesn't power on.

If you don't hear a click, or the speaker doesn't power on when you twist the volume knob to the right, you might have a faulty volume knob, and it needs to be replaced.

Marshall Kilburn II Knob Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide

If you are experiencing difficulty with your Marshall Kilburn II not turning on, you have attempted to charge it, replaced the battery, charging port and power knob but still do not get a response from the speaker, you might have an internal problem. Inspect the PCB.

• You have to open the speaker and check the contents of the Wire of the motherboard, and make sure they are still intact.
• Check the fuses, make sure there's no blown fuses. Check the main fuse.

If you notice the main fuse is blown, this might be your cause of no power. Replace the main fuse.