Just repaired a speaker...

[Neiloler]

So my new Vox amp has been buzzing at super high volumes, and it was bugging me (because it's super new!), so I took it apart tonight to hot glue some of the rattling bits down (the plastic vents used on the amp are a bit chintzy). While I had everything apart, including removing the speaker to as to really be able to get into the cab without worrying about the speaker getting messed up, my 3rd daughter comes in and pushes in the dust cap on my celestion g12-65. Well crap. I poked holes in my dad's speakers when I was about her age, so I sent him a text that said "hey, at least I beat the average, this is my third and I was your first". Oh the joys.

The dust cap was pushed in fairly far, and I took a pin and popped it back out, but then realized the dust cap had come away from the cone a little bit.

So what was supposed to be a relatively quick project turned into a bit more, but I bought some Black Silicone Adhesive from Permatex at Walmart and sealed the dust cap back on. It looks like it's holding, and I dig the flexibility of the adhesive as well (I found it in the automotive section, NOT in the glue section!)

Anyhow, long story short, keep the kids and the repairs away from each other if you want 100% no touching (my kids are generally really good, but all it took was one finger poke to the dust cap). This glue seems to work well, I'll have to follow up with a bit of tone report...

Pictures of "fun" :

[Jondog]

Awesome!, I'll keep that in mind!

[bclaire]

I find that any sticky picture holding stuff can do the job of gripping just enough to pop it back out. Like Fun-Tak

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[bclaire]

I have a speaker to repair and need some advice:

Signal goes through it and I thought the voice coil was just frozen - come to find out, the magnet itself has come unglued from the frame - it's 'attached' to the frame but not in a position that's centered for the recone voice coil. Problem is, the magnet is so strong that you can't simply move it to reposition it. I don't think degaussing it and regaussing it is really an option. My soundman said "That magnet is so strong that it could take your fingers off if you're not careful" which kind of scares me. The actual replacement speaker is about $300 if you can find one since it's a discontinued Turbosound model. I suppose I could just get a replacement Eminence but I have the impossible to find recone kit and have the speaker. Suggestions?

[Jondog]

I have a speaker to repair and need some advice:

Signal goes through it and I thought the voice coil was just frozen - come to find out, the magnet itself has come unglued from the frame - it's 'attached' to the frame but not in a position that's centered for the recone voice coil. Problem is, the magnet is so strong that you can't simply move it to reposition it. I don't think degaussing it and regaussing it is really an option. My soundman said "That magnet is so strong that it could take your fingers off if you're not careful" which kind of scares me. The actual replacement speaker is about $300 if you can find one since it's a discontinued Turbosound model. I suppose I could just get a replacement Eminence but I have the impossible to find recone kit and have the speaker. Suggestions?

This might help you:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showth ... p?t=202963

[Neiloler]

That sounds like a job for a pro. I guess you could make some sort of repositionable vices and do it yourself, but I'd call Weber (http://www.tedweber.com) and ask them about having it worked on. For the time it would take to do it right, they could probably save you money, time, and possible damage to yourself.

[Borderline Productions]

Billy, if ted weber can't fix it, he might have suitable speaker to replace yours.

[bclaire]

I have a speaker to repair and need some advice:

Signal goes through it and I thought the voice coil was just frozen - come to find out, the magnet itself has come unglued from the frame - it's 'attached' to the frame but not in a position that's centered for the recone voice coil. Problem is, the magnet is so strong that you can't simply move it to reposition it. I don't think degaussing it and regaussing it is really an option. My soundman said "That magnet is so strong that it could take your fingers off if you're not careful" which kind of scares me. The actual replacement speaker is about $300 if you can find one since it's a discontinued Turbosound model. I suppose I could just get a replacement Eminence but I have the impossible to find recone kit and have the speaker. Suggestions?

This might help you:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showth ... p?t=202963

Thanks.

This might be just what I need. I emailed it to my soundman who does recones - and I'll see what he thinks. I may take it apart and look at it tonight to see if I think it can be done - otherwise, I'll probably just go through partsexpress.com since they have a replacement 16 ohm 10" driver - an Eminence. That's the only one I've seen so far out there...

[Neiloler]

Weber can work speaker magic, but that tutorial that Jondog posted is pretty awesome too, very DIY, which I always like!

[Neiloler]

Just an update: sounds like the speaker is back in action.

[slime]

Hows this for a busted speaker?
Held together by a Rizla and the bit in the middle (technical term) completely cut out! Still works a charm though... An old HH that the guy at a practice space gave me when mine blew.
(the opposite of gear porn)


Practically everything I own is busted in some way.

[bassdrop]

Speaking as a fellow Dad with little kids, holding a vacuum nozzle in the vicinity of the dust cap can suck it back out. Caveat: I've only done this with my hi-fi speakers which have composite cones and rubber dustcaps, YMMV with paper drivers and dustcaps.

[Randy Bass]

Speaking as a fellow Dad with little kids, holding a vacuum nozzle in the vicinity of the dust cap can suck it back out. Caveat: I've only done this with my hi-fi speakers which have composite cones and rubber dustcaps, YMMV with paper drivers and dustcaps.

I've done this before on a hi-fi speaker with success. The secret is to put your finger across the nozzle or at least along the edge to prevent full suction from damaging or removing the dust cap.