1/2 mdf for 10" kicker comp?

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

i have an extra sheet of 1/2 mdf and my friend wants a box for a kicker 10" comp, is it straight to just use this?

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[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

depends on the size of the enclosure if any wall exeds something like 12" the youll need to brace it to avoid the baffles from flxing.

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

oh i frogot to say it will be a 1.25 ported box, i can understand sealed flexing but not a ported

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

should be fine.

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

oh i frogot to say it will be a 1.25 ported box, i can understand sealed flexing but not a ported

There is lots of flexing in ported boxes. My box is getting completely destroyed by my 4 L7s

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Use bracing in it, and make sure to account for the displacement if you're really concerned about flexing.

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

internal box pressure is actually much higher in a ported box... there was a thread about this somewheres

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

There is lots of flexing in ported boxes. My box is getting completely destroyed by my 4 L7s

that doesnt count your car probably flexes too

internal box pressure is actually much higher in a ported box... there was a thread about this somewheres

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif lol so yea ill put a brace along its longest points .. thanks for the help

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

are you sure that ported enclosures dont flex. i have installed a shit load of enclosures. and customers come in with these flimsy 1/2" mdf ported enclosures that flex like crazy. remember lower freq make flexing allot easyer then higher freqs.

just grab a 1/2" panel of mdf 8" long and it will bend about a 1/2" with only 4 pounds thats less then the wight of any 10" sub, now have that sub shake the hell out of that box and its flex time. specialy with panels bigger then 12". dont get me wrong its realy not a big deal, but if you want to build it right, just add some bracing to the box. make it solid. it will increase the output of the sub as well.

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[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

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[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

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[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

lol true true

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