reconing subs?

[sub-FATHER 10+ year member]

i want to learn how to recone my own. i dont like depending on others and im pretty sure i am capable of doing it right.

soo..... does anyone wantta spill the beans and give me some tips for making sure the voice coil is alligned and everything else?

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[Spooney 10+ year member]

did you read the sticky at the top of this forum?

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156059

Its even a sticky. Why be so lazy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[sub-FATHER 10+ year member]

im talking about seperate coil. seperate spiders, seperate cones and then putting all of those together from scratch. creating your own set up and not paying anyone for any of the assembly

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

This may help a little:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413210

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

watch some youtube videos. I did. if its a drp in recone it looks super easy. id like to learn frm scratch also

 

[sub-FATHER 10+ year member]

This may help a little:http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413210

i see you have all the parts. now how do you assemble em

steps:

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i want to know how to ensure the voice coil will get full stroke and not bottom out

i wantta know what are the best and most accurate steps,

do you measure or guess?

what type of glue

how to stack spiders for tougher suspensions

etc......

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

You want the center of the coil to be in the center of the top plate IIRC.

I tend to get it as close as possible by eye (Alot of test fiting and moving the coil by hand)

CA glue is what you should use ( Dave, fixmyspeaker.com has some for sale).

I personally havent built a dual spider sub, just used a single stiff.

1.) Position Coil and mark on former where spider sit.

2.) Mock up cone onto former. Remove once you ensure a good fitment.

3.) Shim Coil in gap at the correct point. Make sure the spider sits naturally and square. Glue Spider to former.

4.) Drill cone, and feed tinsel leads into cone, leaving enough slack for movment obviously.

5.) Glue cone to spider/former. Make sure you have a STRONG tripple joint as these often fail under alot of stress.

6.) Solder Leads to VC leads

7.) Glue down Leads to prevent movement

8.) Leave glue to dry overnight

9.) Once glue is dry, remove recone assembly and make sure the gap is clean, and all landings are preped

10.) Reshim the recone, and glue spider landing. Add weight and spray activator.

11.) Repeat for the Cone. Once it is dry, you can remove the shims.

12.) Glue Dustcap onto cone.

13.) Solder Tinsels leads to terminals.

Remember, Im not a pro so it can be wrong. I am a hobbiest who plays in my free time.

 

[sub-FATHER 10+ year member]

You want the center of the coil to be in the center of the top plate IIRC.
I tend to get it as close as possible by eye (Alot of test fiting and moving the coil by hand)

CA glue is what you should use ( Dave, fixmyspeaker.com has some for sale).

I personally havent built a dual spider sub, just used a single stiff.

1.) Position Coil and mark on former where spider sit.

2.) Mock up cone onto former. Remove once you ensure a good fitment.

3.) Shim Coil in gap at the correct point. Make sure the spider sits naturally and square. Glue Spider to former.

4.) Drill cone, and feed tinsel leads into cone, leaving enough slack for movment obviously.

5.) Glue cone to spider/former. Make sure you have a STRONG tripple joint as these often fail under alot of stress.

6.) Solder Leads to VC leads

7.) Glue down Leads to prevent movement

8.) Leave glue to dry overnight

9.) Once glue is dry, remove recone assembly and make sure the gap is clean, and all landings are preped

10.) Reshim the recone, and glue spider landing. Add weight and spray activator.

11.) Repeat for the Cone. Once it is dry, you can remove the shims.

12.) Glue Dustcap onto cone.

13.) Solder Tinsels leads to terminals.

Remember, Im not a pro so it can be wrong. I am a hobbiest who plays in my free time.

right on , this is the type of material im looking for. if anyone else has tips please add to this.

 

[sub-FATHER 10+ year member]

so is this the exact way to do it? does anyone else have any tips?

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

You want the center of the coil to be in the center of the top plate IIRC.

This is the reason why 'drop in kits' arn't ideal for subs they were not made for.

I use a digital caliper to measure and mark the point of the coil/former that should sit at the top of the topplate; shim so the coil will not move; and glue down the first spider.

I use epoxy but CA is easier to dispense.