Recone subs? I need your opinion :(

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

Na, not really.
He used IC-2000, which sets up pretty quick compared to most. I also see a nice little brown bottle of Zip Kicker (man that shit smells pretty! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ) sitting there. The chance that the parts actually shifted is slim to none. He could have immediately pulled the shims and would have been fine.

When I cone a sub with CA, I always pull the shim just after setting the glue with a few sprays of activator. I do it all the time, always have, always will. I have NEVER had a set of parts shift to the side and cause any rubbing issues.

Now on the other hand, I've seen glue run down the inside of the former on countless RE subwoofers. Hell, I've had it happen to me probably 20+ times. lol

Yap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Yeah that zip kicker is cool shit...use that on the rc cars and doing glass work

Dude i had some of that shit actually foam on me one time randomly..no clue how it happened...resulted in the same issue

And yeah..you late

How ya been dude?

 

[TeamPSI 10+ year member]

In retrospect, you're the late one. I already had him fixed on up before you even woke up and posted. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Im all gooooooooooood......... How is you? Where is this big super sub thing?

 

[pawn man 10+ year member]

you already have 2 of the best in the business helping you.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

you already have 2 of the best in the business helping you.

Yes siiirrr! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

In retrospect, you're the late one. I already had him fixed on up before you even woke up and posted. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Im all gooooooooooood......... How is you? Where is this big super sub thing?

Shit i've been up since 6..

I'm actually working at virginia tech in the engineering labs now on some stuff....busy as hell all the time it seems man...never on the net anymore.

The big thing for the truck is coming...just gotta find time to finish the **** thing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

 

[TeamPSI 10+ year member]

The big thing for the truck is coming...just gotta find time to finish the **** thing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

Thats what been said about that sortve thing for over half a decade now. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Who is the daddy of you???

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Who is the daddy of you???

Why you sir. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Most of the glue has worn off inside the former I think. I did like you said and played it while pushing on the edge of the cone slightly to make it rub.

Its still playing kind of weird but Im pretty confident once I get some real power on it the rest will wear off.

Its definitely getting better //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Thanks Dave!

 

[TeamPSI 10+ year member]

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[Linkz 10+ year member]

What is that song in the first part of the video?

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

laying down glue, then dropping it in, then shimming it after the glue is down may be part of the issue. I prefer to shim it tightly using printer paper. It works perfectly on a 3" coil. Once it is shimmed tightly and the spider/surround are about 3/8" above their landings i lay down a nice bead of glue and then press the cone assembly down. That way you know the thing is aligned the moment it contacts the glue and nothing has a chance to get out of alignment.

But if the problem is just glue, and in your case it sounds very likely due to the cone being locked and breaking free, im sure it will play fine once you beat on it for a little bit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

laying down glue, then dropping it in, then shimming it after the glue is down may be part of the issue. I prefer to shim it tightly using printer paper. It works perfectly on a 3" coil. Once it is shimmed tightly and the spider/surround are about 3/8" above their landings i lay down a nice bead of glue and then press the cone assembly down. That way you know the thing is aligned the moment it contacts the glue and nothing has a chance to get out of alignment.
But if the problem is just glue, and in your case it sounds very likely due to the cone being locked and breaking free, im sure it will play fine once you beat on it for a little bit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Thats a good tip actually. At first I laid the glue, then shimmed it, but the spider wasnt sitting down in the glue when I shimmed it. The surround was holding it up at the lip of the basket.

^^^ Thats definitely how Ill do any future recones though, shim it, then glue the spider down.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

What is that song in the first part of the video?

Track 5 off the first EMNB cd.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

BTW I played it a little more and its not rubbing one bit through the first little bit of travel.

I have a small amount of rub when the coil is almost bottoming out, but I think once I get some power on it the rest will wear right off.