Is this sub blown? Scratchy..video

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

While taking out my sub to re solder the tinsels again, i noticed while pushing on the cone its scratchy only when i push it pretty hard.

The sub sounded fine before the tinsel broke though. What does this mean and is it fixable?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yqXCM28PH0

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[Bassin Buick]

could be a stretched/unwound coil or the motor may need to be realigned. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

uhhh

 

[SpeedEuphoria 10+ year member]

try pushing on it centered, all subs will make noise if you push off centered

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

if pushing center makes the same noise the coil is shot. se's have a big gap and shoulnt rub ez.

i can do about anything with this motor sq to spl...

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

could be a result of the tinsels loose connection causing a condition similar to clipping.....

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

could be a result of the tinsels loose connection causing a condition similar to clipping.....

Yup. I think its a combination of this and i wasnt pushing center

Pushing in center results in no noise. Thank god.

Learn something new every day!

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

you should order up some new tinsels and fix it before it toasts it completely, though....

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

you should order up some new tinsels and fix it before it toasts it completely, though....

The tinsels are already broken.. One of the tinsels is pulled off of the dust cap and I have no idea how to fix that. I can easily solder them when it comes off the terminal but the dustcap I dont know how to get into it to resolder it on there.

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

Here is a picture of the tinsel break

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

yup time for a recone.

when this happens ya remove the dust cap and only will find the solder connection burried in glue. you wont get another good solder connection after digging it out and if you dont break the coil lead being that its alum....