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Fixing broken tinsel leads
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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8718926" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>I've bought SPL subs that used 8 gauge direct to the coil lead in place of tinsel, this will function for burps but playing music the wire will fail and possibly light the insulation on fire when enough strands break. I'd have higher hopes of a crimp connector lasting longer than speaker wire... if you can get some crimpers in there.</p><p></p><p>Really anything short of replacing the tinsel from the terminal to the coil lead will fail and pretty quickly. Can you get to the coil lead somehow? Tinsel is cheap enough and soldering to the terminal should be fairly easy but getting some bare wire at the coil lead may be tricky depending how the sub is built. If you can get some of the lead exposed to solder on the new tinsel be sure to bury that spot in CA glue after you confirm your connection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8718926, member: 614752"] I've bought SPL subs that used 8 gauge direct to the coil lead in place of tinsel, this will function for burps but playing music the wire will fail and possibly light the insulation on fire when enough strands break. I'd have higher hopes of a crimp connector lasting longer than speaker wire... if you can get some crimpers in there. Really anything short of replacing the tinsel from the terminal to the coil lead will fail and pretty quickly. Can you get to the coil lead somehow? Tinsel is cheap enough and soldering to the terminal should be fairly easy but getting some bare wire at the coil lead may be tricky depending how the sub is built. If you can get some of the lead exposed to solder on the new tinsel be sure to bury that spot in CA glue after you confirm your connection. [/QUOTE]
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