DOH! Poked a hole in my speaker!

[mooktank]

I was replacing the Black shadow C90 in my DC5 and i poked a hole in the area of the speaker right outside the cone with one of the mounting studs. Is there any way to repair this? I still have the other speaker which is in good shape it just doesn't work.

Any advice?

 

[camsna]

DOH! Indeed! It'll PROBABLY sound and work fine. But it needs a re-cone to be repaired...

I've seen some fellas 'patch' cone holes - I don't recommend this!

 

[stokes]

If it is in the surround and is small enough,about the size of the mounting stud,it can be repaired without a full re-cone and work and sound fine.Flatten and try to reshape the area around the hole with whatever material is left and just put a drop or 2 of silicone to fill the hole and spread it thin on both sides of the hole,let it dry and the speaker is fine.

 

[breogan]

I recommend you to do a search on th 18watt.com forum. There are some topic about cone repairing.

Good luck!

 

[stokes]

"I've seen some fellas 'patch' cone holes - I don't recommend this!"

"I recommend you to do a search on th 18watt.com forum. There are some topic about cone repairing."

Guys,read the original post again,it seems it is in the surround,not the cone.Very easy repair.

 

[Dan__O]

you mean the suspension (the bit that joins the cone to the cage)? If so I would recommend using one of those tumble dryer sheets (the fabric softener, anti-static things) cutting out a small patch, and gluing it in place with silicone, as stokes said. this is great reinforcing, and because they are really thin and light, wont interfere with operation. I did it with a couple of early 80's Celestions, and they work beautifully.

 

[stokes]

you mean the suspension (the bit that joins the cone to the cage)? If so I would recommend using one of those tumble dryer sheets (the fabric softener, anti-static things) cutting out a small patch, and gluing it in place with silicone, as stokes said. this is great reinforcing, and because they are really thin and light, wont interfere with operation. I did it with a couple of early 80's Celestions, and they work beautifully.

If the hole is small enough,you wont even need the "patch",but of course if you're not sure it would be good to use it.I've actually seen it done with rolling paper,and worked fine.

 

[fishyfishfish]

Did the same thing with a Vintage 30. Made a small patch from 3M Clear tape, the same kind that they use on prescription bottles. Has worked fine for three years.

 

[HIgh Gain Junkie]

Oops. I've come close to doing it too.