Tinsel Lead Detached...What to do?

[kicker06 10+ year member]

On my 12" Napalm the tinsel lead has tore apart right near the cone. My question is, should I dab some solder to connect the two ends or what? I know that it "may" be a faulty connection and may not stay together. Any ideas? BTW, the leads is built INTO the spider, so I am not soo sure what to do.

I'll get some pictures.

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[Ali1 10+ year member]

eat it:yumyum:

if it tastes smoky, you know you blew the sub...

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

Does MD have a warrnty?

And, what do you have you SSF set to?

CT

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

Check to see about warranty first thing

I'd prolly end up soldering it

CT

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

No warranty, MD is out of business.

I know the problem Ali, it's the tinsel lead, not the coil and my SSF is set at around 25hz. I set it properly.

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

I brought it to a bunch of shops and they can't do anything about it, and then they said if I solder, you will just break. I can't relly do anything, so it's pretty much shot. I think I am going to use some epoxy or CA glue, which is a little bit more flexible, and it might hold. If not, then I'll sell it or get a recone.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

DFS still might be able to supply you with a recone, if not you'll most likely be on your own if you want to aquire parts for it, which is always a nasty task if you're not in the know about what specs to purchase for materials. Might just make a nice future door stop for you. Sorry //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

I contacted FI about a recone, waiting for the response...