Can this be fixed?

[fuimalexis 10+ year member]

I f'd up my subwoofer. both of my tinsel leads, the thread thats connected to the cone and connection plate broke. is this fixable and what material should i use? Right now its cotton thread.

thanks

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[jmanjr]

pictures would greatly help

 

[bk12321 10+ year member]

if ur talking about what im thinking then u can resolder them

but im a bit confused

 

[fuimalexis 10+ year member]

im talking about the tinsel threads. i will i have to cut the left over thread back. i have pics but im using my pda so i cant post pics yet.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

no they will catch on fire and your entire family will die.

i dont recommend touching them unless you are mailing them to me.

yes they are fixable lol. just re-solder the tinsel lead to the wire terminal. should take all but 5 minutes.

 

[fuimalexis 10+ year member]

Thanks for the help. Imma try and fix it tonight. Could someone post a pic of what it looks like fixed? Thanks.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

 

[fuimalexis 10+ year member]

thanks jmanpc. looks easy enough. but my tinsel threads are alot thinner than yours. my sub is a mtx roadthunder 15". Ill post pics tonight or tomorrow.

 

[hypnotiq 10+ year member]

my cvr ripped the same way... i just got a speaker wire and attached it and taped it off.. GHETTO!! LOL

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

my cvr ripped the same way... i just got a speaker wire and attached it and taped it off.. GHETTO!! LOL

wow

 

[fuimalexis 10+ year member]

ok I was searching on the site for other post on the tinsel lead break. my break looks different from the other post. and also from jmanpc my leads broke in the middle. So is this a bigger problem? I hope not. like a said its a 15 mtx roadthunder probably about 2 or so yrs old. imma try and solder them back tonight.

 

[fuimalexis 10+ year member]

Ok I so I got pics now. at different angles. hope this helps

Thanks

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[fatboy 10+ year member]

in my opinion this is a easier fix you might need some extra tinsel or wire to connect the two back together u might want to pigtail or twist the two together a little to make sure this dosent happen soon again

 

[fuimalexis 10+ year member]

thats what i was thinking. I brought a soldering iron and the wire the comes with it can I use that?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

When fixing tinsel leads, never simply resolder them back together when they are broke in the middle. A much better/safer procedure is to buy a length of new tinsel wire, cut the old off at both ends and solder the new back in (at both ends).

The tinsel lead will require the most flex in the middle. The solder joint will not be flexible. Hence its better to have joints at either end of the lead, like from the factory, than to have a splice in the middle of it.