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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 6977654" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06969.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06972.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06974.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Next I set it back up and shim it again leaving enough margin to get some glue on the landing. Just about enough time before the glue sets to slip it down in place and give it a few squirts of the activator and press it down firmly. Protip...make sure you line up the tinsels with the terminal spots on the basket.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06975.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06976.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I basically wrap the copper wire around the tinsel and add a big gob of solder. At the moment I don't have the proper equipment to solder to aluminum, but this seems to be adequate. A generous dolop of hot melt glue will keep the terminals in place and prevent shorts should they get bent over or something.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06978.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06981.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Cone glued in place and I just lift the surround and use CA underneath. I haven't had one fail yet with the CA glue and this stuff doesn't seem to deteriorate these surrounds. Ideally I'd use something different and clamp and wait overnight, but I'm a bit impatient.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06982.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I glue the hell out of where I wrap the coil lead around the tinsel and stick it down well. Without a big goober of glue on this I've had them fail in the past. I'm really trying to keep the mass down on these or I'd do a big bead of Amazing Goop around the joint (which has worked quite well for me before).</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06983.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Shims pulled and dustcap glued on. I tried to use the CA glue so I could beat on it right away but that popped off quickly. Amazing goop seems much better at dustcaps.</p><p></p><p>Pair of these in my Jeep Grand Cherokee in appx 6 cube tuned to 45hz off a DC 2000.1. 14.4V in at .5 ohm nominal a little over 1 ohm with rise. doing 148.7 legal (on music at @ 53hz). I know I can squeeze a few more tenths by dropping the back seats and I know I can get a couple more tenths at 55hz, but my CD kept skipping at 55hz @ 147.5 so I'll need to put my test tones on USB stick and test more.</p><p></p><p>Assuming I don't smoke anything this week I will get a recorded score at a show this weekend....I'm shooting for 149 even (.3 over my last best with this amp/box). Sadly I'm limited to music only in my format.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, just figured I'd post up a pictorial of a functional recone step-by-step.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 6977654, member: 614752"] [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06969.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06972.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06974.jpg[/IMG] Next I set it back up and shim it again leaving enough margin to get some glue on the landing. Just about enough time before the glue sets to slip it down in place and give it a few squirts of the activator and press it down firmly. Protip...make sure you line up the tinsels with the terminal spots on the basket. [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06975.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06976.jpg[/IMG] I basically wrap the copper wire around the tinsel and add a big gob of solder. At the moment I don't have the proper equipment to solder to aluminum, but this seems to be adequate. A generous dolop of hot melt glue will keep the terminals in place and prevent shorts should they get bent over or something. [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06978.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06981.jpg[/IMG] Cone glued in place and I just lift the surround and use CA underneath. I haven't had one fail yet with the CA glue and this stuff doesn't seem to deteriorate these surrounds. Ideally I'd use something different and clamp and wait overnight, but I'm a bit impatient. [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06982.jpg[/IMG] I glue the hell out of where I wrap the coil lead around the tinsel and stick it down well. Without a big goober of glue on this I've had them fail in the past. I'm really trying to keep the mass down on these or I'd do a big bead of Amazing Goop around the joint (which has worked quite well for me before). [IMG]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/hispls/New%20recone%20pics/DSC06983.jpg[/IMG] Shims pulled and dustcap glued on. I tried to use the CA glue so I could beat on it right away but that popped off quickly. Amazing goop seems much better at dustcaps. Pair of these in my Jeep Grand Cherokee in appx 6 cube tuned to 45hz off a DC 2000.1. 14.4V in at .5 ohm nominal a little over 1 ohm with rise. doing 148.7 legal (on music at @ 53hz). I know I can squeeze a few more tenths by dropping the back seats and I know I can get a couple more tenths at 55hz, but my CD kept skipping at 55hz @ 147.5 so I'll need to put my test tones on USB stick and test more. Assuming I don't smoke anything this week I will get a recorded score at a show this weekend....I'm shooting for 149 even (.3 over my last best with this amp/box). Sadly I'm limited to music only in my format. Anyway, just figured I'd post up a pictorial of a functional recone step-by-step. [/QUOTE]
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