Successful Repair

JDeV · 11th June 2003, 05:37 PM

I recently "undented" the dustcap of a speaker with a vacuum cleaner. It was quit easy, like this:
1st tried to suck out the dent with nozzle only. Did not work. Then cut off the neck of a plastic bottle and put it inside nozzle. Then closed "sucktion control" fully. Dent then slowly start coming out. About 30s later it was almost 100%.

Thanx for advice from walker, BAM and JOE DIRT®

Before and after:

Vikash · 11th June 2003, 05:57 PM

you may be able to get rid of the remaning smaller dents using some sellotape. It's worked well for me in the past...

Nappylady · 15th June 2003, 04:25 AM

I've found that, as the plastic relaxes, it goes back to circular on its own...

JOE DIRT® · 15th June 2003, 05:39 AM

your welcome JDev....Cheers to you!

Bose(o) · 16th June 2003, 12:12 AM

Vacuums are great! I punched in the cone on my brand spanking new Audax HMs after mounting them in my enclosure. But, as I lifted the speaker (with screwdriver in hand), I noticed the the cone was popped in...F (fill in blanks). Grabbed vacuum that Mom had told me to put away hours later...and voila!

Moral: Don't buy new drivers if you put your vacuum away, you won't get the ingenous idea of using it.

apassgear · 16th June 2003, 01:46 AM

You could do the same to tweeters using a straw and sucking with your mouth

16th June 2003, 12:12 AM	#5
Bose(o) diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Vacuums are great! I punched in the cone on my brand spanking new Audax HMs after mounting them in my enclosure. But, as I lifted the speaker (with screwdriver in hand), I noticed the the cone was popped in...F (fill in blanks). Grabbed vacuum that Mom had told me to put away hours later...and voila! Moral: Don't buy new drivers if you put your vacuum away, you won't get the ingenous idea of using it. __________________ ERTW 4 life! "the day has 24hours. If that is not enough take the night."-Roemhild

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11th June 2003, 05:57 PM	#2
Vikash diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK	you may be able to get rid of the remaning smaller dents using some sellotape. It's worked well for me in the past...

15th June 2003, 04:25 AM	#3
Nappylady diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salt Lake City	I've found that, as the plastic relaxes, it goes back to circular on its own...

15th June 2003, 05:39 AM	#4
JOE DIRT® diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brantford, ON	your welcome JDev....Cheers to you!

16th June 2003, 01:46 AM	#6
apassgear diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Viña del Mar, Torreon	You could do the same to tweeters using a straw and sucking with your mouth