Tinsel Lead broken....is that the problem?

[shawnfleming 10+ year member]

trey Im back from finals, you can call me, I can see if I can help you out!

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

yea thanks everyone i know i didnt think they had to be plugged in to both power sources but i did it anyways...also i found out the problem...somhow the harness for all my RCAs had come loose in the back of my head unit and its working now...thank the lord...but also does it make a difference when you solder the tinsel back on instead of getting a whole new one???

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

hey ok well it fell off again and i guess it doesnt like staying on but do car audio shops carry tinsel leads or do i have to get them somewhere else?? heres the picture of it..its on my phone so bear with it...

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

jesus ok nvm wasnt expecting it to be that big...

 

[dB Dom 10+ year member]

Solder it back on, the hit it with the power socket.

Get a recone from FI, and beat on.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

doesnt his sub have a 4" coil?

 

[dB Dom 10+ year member]

Well, it says MT. So the MT does NOT have a 4 inch coil.

Im guessing 9500 motor with MT softs.

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

no its a 4" VC its a custom sub i have a recone for it with the 4" VC but couldnt i just buy a tinsel lead(s)???

look:

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

you could, but if you have a recone kit for it why not use it

 

[dB Dom 10+ year member]

It doesnt look like it ripped , just came loose from the terminal??

Solder it back on, and use flux. If your not capable then Im sure you got a neighbor or cousing or something that knows how to solder good.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

you could, but if you have a recone kit for it why not use it

That's a waste of a recone, because the coil isnt blown...

You can use a small bit of speaker wire and solder that in place of the tinsel lead, it can be fairly long so it doesnt happen again.

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

That's a waste of a recone, because the coil isnt blown...
You can use a small bit of speaker wire and solder that in place of the tinsel lead, it can be fairly long so it doesnt happen again.

would that affect anything else??? isnt the tinsel lead used to stop the cone from moving too far??

EDIT - yea im not wasting a recone its just my tinsel lead people

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

would that affect anything else??? isnt the tinsel lead used to stop the cone from moving too far??
EDIT - yea im not wasting a recone its just my tinsel lead people

No it would be fine. The tinsel lead is not supposed to stop the cone from over excurting, the reason you broke the lead in the first place was because you must have done just that (too much excursion...)

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

No it would be fine. The tinsel lead is not supposed to stop the cone from over excurting, the reason you broke the lead in the first place was because you must have done just that (too much excursion...)

jesus doin that alot lately lol..what gauge wiring should i use???

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif the tinsels carry the power to the voice coil...

yea i kno thats why my sub isnt working...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif