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by Bwcad1 » Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:07 am

lol well i dont think anyone can question RE MT's theY preform and they do the way they are... so i understand your concern but they have always been like this and never had any issues so i think it will be ok.

by geolemon » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:37 pm

Bwcad1 wrote:actually the mt has the same motors for all the sizes. you just unsrew the old basket and screw on the new one. then glue the spiders and cone on.
I think I'd be a bit concerned, if my basket were "just screwed on" to the motor. :embarrass

It should be securely bonded, with a powerful adhesive - essentially the screws playing the role as clamps as glue dries - particularly for subs with huge heavy motors. :thumbsup

At least, that's how all the subs I've ever dealt with were constructed... you know, solidly? :p

by Bwcad1 » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:15 pm

glue comes in the recone kit

by Bwcad1 » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:11 pm

ryan they come with a centering device... so pesimistic! all the competitors do it . hell ive seen them do it in between runs.

by mikechec9 » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:07 pm

http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/de ... ku=0150866
http://www.team-bio.com/RE_rebuild.htm

by Ryan from Ohio » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:01 pm

And you intend to keep the VC/Former centered how?

by Bwcad1 » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:48 pm

well its not a snap but its not hard either

by joeyc » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:46 pm

oh that should be a snap!!! lol

by Bwcad1 » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:39 pm

actually the mt has the same motors for all the sizes. you just unsrew the old basket and screw on the new one. then glue the spiders and cone on.

by geolemon » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:35 pm

I've reconed subs before... and never did that involve changing cone size. :confused :

I'd be concerned about the feasibility of it - usually it's not like the basket is just "screwed on" to the motor... it's usually glued, bonded permanently.

A "recone" usually means you are going to cut out the old cone unit (desolder the leads at the terminals on the basket, cut the surround loose, cut the spider loose, then clean off all remaining surround/spider parts and any glue that may remain on the basket) - and then you install the new cone unit (center the cone unit with a jig, glue down the spider and surround, solder the new tinsel leads to the speaker terminals).

What you are talking about much more qualifies as "major surgury" well beyond a recone.

Additional concerns, of course, would be the feasibility of that smaller-sub motor, in a larger-cone-sub application.

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