Is it easy to fix a blew sub
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08
Is it easy to fix a blew sub
A friend of mine first blew 1 coil of a sub then he just blew another coil another day :D so the sub is now death.
Is it easy to fix it? Or that is it, end of story :D
Is it easy to fix it? Or that is it, end of story :D
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (mike76002)
Used to work for a JL/Alpine/Xtant/PPI shop. Throw it away unless it's more than $400 sub, or repair it if it has the access bolts to replace the spider/motor structure.
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (JoeyG)
Used to work for a JL/Alpine/Xtant/PPI shop. Throw it away unless it's more than $400 sub, or repair it if it has the access bolts to replace the spider/motor structure.
they just don't repair well.
also, do you know why a speaker blows?
usually it's due to NOT ENOUGH power!!!!!!!!!! another cause can be a bad box design, wiring, or, too much power. But not enough it a big cause - the voice coils overheat whilst trying to reproduce the sound that the amp cannot provide the power for.
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (bogus)
usually it's due to NOT ENOUGH power!!!!!!!!!! another cause can be a bad box design, wiring, or, too much power. But not enough it a big cause - the voice coils overheat whilst trying to reproduce the sound that the amp cannot provide the power for.
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (bogus)
Used to work for a JL/Alpine/Xtant/PPI shop. Throw it away unless it's more than $400 sub, or repair it if it has the access bolts to replace the spider/motor structure.
:iagree:
they just don't repair well.
also, do you know why a speaker blows?
usually it's due to NOT ENOUGH power!!!!!!!!!! another cause can be a bad box design, wiring, or, too much power. But not enough it a big cause - the voice coils overheat whilst trying to reproduce the sound that the amp cannot provide the power for.
:iagree:
they just don't repair well.
also, do you know why a speaker blows?
usually it's due to NOT ENOUGH power!!!!!!!!!! another cause can be a bad box design, wiring, or, too much power. But not enough it a big cause - the voice coils overheat whilst trying to reproduce the sound that the amp cannot provide the power for.
Too much power, definately (thermal damage)... Bad box.. definately.. especially ported boxes when the builder doesn't know what they're doing. (Mechanical damage)
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (Kale)
Too much power, definately (thermal damage)... Bad box.. definately.. especially ported boxes when the builder doesn't know what they're doing. (Mechanical damage)
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (leolufse)
I'm not sure what you mean by linear fashion... Do you mean that if I use my bass boost on the amp, and drive it into clipping... that the cone will move sideways?
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (Kale)
not from my understanding, but by clipping, it overheats the voice coil.
the sub tries and tries to get more power... kinda like blood from a stone, and can't get it.
that inability raises impedence... and increases op temps of the voice coil. nukes same.
I have seen more blown speakers from underpower than over.
also, manufacturing defects... but thats another story!
the sub tries and tries to get more power... kinda like blood from a stone, and can't get it.
that inability raises impedence... and increases op temps of the voice coil. nukes same.
I have seen more blown speakers from underpower than over.
also, manufacturing defects... but thats another story!
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (bogus)
if it was possible to blow a speaker by underpowering it, how do you explain them not blowing when the volume isn't maxxed?
Sometimes cheap amps can provide straight DC when clipping, and that's bad... but clipipng itself isnt' that bad. I run 2:1 on my fronts and 3:1 clipping on my sub. (both of which are grossly UNDERpowered. 50/110watts fronts, and 380/1000 watts sub)
[Modified by Kale, 10:54 AM 9/17/2003]
Sometimes cheap amps can provide straight DC when clipping, and that's bad... but clipipng itself isnt' that bad. I run 2:1 on my fronts and 3:1 clipping on my sub. (both of which are grossly UNDERpowered. 50/110watts fronts, and 380/1000 watts sub)
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (mike76002)
:nono: you cannot just run one voice coil of a dual voice coil sub
I have a blown 12" if ya want to try and fix that :lol: it is free for the taking :lol: I'll even throw the other 12" for $10 :lol:
By the way, what is a death coil or did you mean dead coil? Are you from the south? :rofl:
I have a blown 12" if ya want to try and fix that :lol: it is free for the taking :lol: I'll even throw the other 12" for $10 :lol:
By the way, what is a death coil or did you mean dead coil? Are you from the south? :rofl:
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Re: Is it easy to fix a blew sub (knewblewkorvette)
dead coil :D
I know that you cannot play 1 coil in a DVC sub but what can you do ... give up :D why don't just blow it :D
I know that you cannot play 1 coil in a DVC sub but what can you do ... give up :D why don't just blow it :D
