crack in my speaker..

[jmartyg]

Hi,
first off, it's a 10” blue marvel Peavey speaker from a 25wat transtube amp.

Ive noticed lately that it was getting some cabinet rattle. This is normal every few years and its a 30 second fix with a screw driver to re-tighten everything. It didn't solve it, so I took out the speaker for inspection and low and behold there is a crack in the 'surround' (google for DIY repair brought this terminology to me).

Its an all paper speaker, so all these woofer foam replacement kits are useless to me, as well as over priced for this amp.

I'm wondering if I can just add a dab of super glue or epoxy to it? Would it actually fix the static like rattle or am I going to be doing more damage then good?

search didn't really bring up any reference to what im trying to do..

[sumgai]

marty,

Superglue as a patch in the cone area itself will last a long time, and not affect the sound noticibly. But in the surround area, it's under extreme stress - superglue can't handle the constant flexing.

You might try any of the paper/wood glues that require an overnight drying time, but I doubt it will last very long. Bridging the crack with some other kind of paper is a nice idea, but you probably won't find anything that holds up to that kind of abuse like the surround material itself.

Sorry, but it's time for either a recone, or a replacement. Unless the thing actually sounds different/unique/good/Gawd-awful good in a blues sort of way. But the crack will only get bigger with time, so record your soulful tones now.

HTH



sumgai

[jmartyg]

so flexi glue that holds on paper.. hmmm.. i best not touch it actually, i'll just shorten the life even more when i do it wrong. (not if, when)

[newey]

Marty-

Sounds like you don't want to put a lot of coin into a fix here, and Sumgai's probably right, a patch won't last too long. But if you're looking at having to get it re-coned anyway, might as well give it a try. The worst that could happen is you'll have to get it re-coned anyway.

[sumgai]

newey,

Marty-

Sounds like you don't want to put a lot of coin into a fix here, and Sumgai's probably right, a patch won't last too long. But if you're looking at having to get it re-coned anyway, might as well give it a try. The worst that could happen is you'll have to get it re-coned anyway.

Right Arm! +1 for hitting a trick I should'na missed!


sumgai

[ashcatlt]

Leave it in there till your really jonesin' and can't get aholt of yer man!

[sumgai]

ash, whadda my gonna do widch you? I buy you books, and you eat the covers. I send you to school and you eat the teacher! Tarnation, boy, I'm gonna have give you +1 for that underhanded sneakin-in-da-back-door phunnie!

Let that be a lesson to ya! ;D

[jmartyg]

HAHA

ok, i'll let yas know tomorrow if i can as to what kind of glue would work. The old lady has drawers full of 'specialty' craft gue, something has to work..something....



I can't afford a Twin Reverb...


I'm about to curse up a storm though. everyone has the one piece of equipment that makes their sound their own. thats my amp. I molded all may guitars and effects around it, if i can't find another amp of the same year and run, then im up the creek without a paddle. I might as well goto radioshack and get a nextech poweramp and a pile of 6x9 car speakers.. ARGH!!

[jmartyg]

"Tacky Glue"

Its some sort of white glue for craft related purposes.

-Dries clear and flexible
-forms permanent bond
-not affected by heat or cold
and it says it's perfect for: Fabrics of all kinds, including felt...All types of paper..

It has a 'tacky' stage when drying, hence the name..


EDIT:
i took the dive. I watered it down so its thinner than paint and dabbed some on top of the cracks (there were actually 5 or more) Its drying now and i'll put it in tomorrow and see how it sounds.