Tinsel issues

[JBerger 10+ year member]

So the tinsel broke on my Fi BL 15.

Do you think it can be soldered?http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/JBerger1985/IMG00145.jpg

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[JuicyJeff 10+ year member]

yeah i think so. My dad soldered the tinsel of one of my speakers before.. Its all good

 

[JBerger 10+ year member]

Im gonna try to fix it.

Anyone got a cheap recone laying around?

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

yikes thats fixable but would be better off getting a recone. correct me if im wrong someone but it would be better to get a recone instead of waiting for the soldier joint to just break again

 

[JuicyJeff 10+ year member]

i was thinking it would break eventually too... But tbh i'm not sure how easy it would be to break. I mean, its a thin piece, If it can bump for that long and never break. A soldered joint would be stronger then what it used to be? If it holds well of course?

 

[JBerger 10+ year member]

I have extra tinsel from a blow ssd 15 cone sitting around so I can extend it slightly if you guys think it be better

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

as long as its the same length then that might be better off

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

longer might slap. solder it just dont drop solder on the spider and what not

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

You can solder it back...but if you are snapping tinsels you do not have your subsonic filter adjusted properly.

2-3Hz below the actual tuning of the enclosure...otherwise if you fix it you'll be right back here again with the same issue.

You could also recone it, we're using all integrated leads now in the spiders.

 

[jon_k 10+ year member]

Solder will break. Solder is really brittle and doesn't work well with vibration.

 

[JBerger 10+ year member]

You can solder it back...but if you are snapping tinsels you do not have your subsonic filter adjusted properly.
2-3Hz below the actual tuning of the enclosure...otherwise if you fix it you'll be right back here again with the same issue.

You could also recone it, we're using all integrated leads now in the spiders.

I didn't snap it. I bought it that way.

I'll solder it and let you all know what happens

Its not the first time I've soldered a tinsel, I've just never done it on a sub that plays as hard and as low as this one.