Phase plugs

[Kensai]

Thanks, Dave. I'll do a little more measuring tonight. What's a good amount of gap between the plug and the coil? A 1" dowel will not fit (ever so slightly too big), but a 7/8" dowel rattles around with alot of space. Also, the drivers are pretty deep. The thing I had in there that was closest was about 1.5" though that's simply because that's how big the object started as before I sanded it down to fit.

Kensai

 

[planet10]

What's a good amount of gap between the plug and the coil?

It is always a trade-off between getting as tight as possible without having the plugs rub. Magnetic attachment also means you need just a bt more. a diameter of about a mm less than the internal VC diameter is about as tight as i like to go. A taller plug should have a bit more gap.

dave

 

[Lostcause]

Hi Dave, got the plugs thanks...time to have a play before I go on Hols.
Just a quick question.... Do you put any sealant on them at all, to ensure there is no adverse vibration? I've got a feeling that as soon as that magnet gets a hold, it's going to be a bugger to pull those smooth cones back out again!

Lee

 

[planet10]

Do you put any sealant on them at all, to ensure there is no adverse vibration? I've got a feeling that as soon as that magnet gets a hold, it's going to be a bugger to pull those smooth cones back out again!

They have a coat of carnuba wax on them already. They are indeed a bit tricky to get out after you get them in -- especially in whizzer cone equiped drivers -- but it is possible.

dave

 

[cumbb]

Hello.
I have the "fear", phase plugs - open cones! - have short circuits, abolitions in acoustic.
What do you think?
C.

 

[Lostcause]

Wellllllllll, what can I say...Dave you're a god send.
That irritating 'peakiness'....that shout......that impossible to get rid of 'hash'.....GONE

At last

I am a happy man

Ignore the wires and stuff everywhere I have been doing a little tinkering and I'm close to divorce…. But hey I have my music!

Thanks again Dave, Old buddy, Old pal!

 

[Cal Weldon]

Yup, those'll be a sonofagun if you want to remove them but they sure look nice. Glad to "hear" you like them.

 

[Lostcause]

Yup, those'll be a sonofagun if you want to remove them but they sure look nice. Glad to "hear" you like them.

Hi Cal, whats your Avatar changed to? Are you now a solitary shining Star?

It's funny but as you cut the central section out you create the very same sound you were trying to get rid of....kinda reasuring!

 

[saltyflyguy]

I'm using the sockets a la Decware

Took out the dust cap on the Fostex 166Es in my Abbys and put in 1/2' drive sockets. big improvement in treble smoothness; as far as not removing glare in certain Cds/LPs.... there are lots of bad recordings out there, particularly CDs from the dawn of the digital era.