Reverse mounting drivers

noodle_snacks · 23rd January 2006, 06:15 AM

What is the best way to mount drivers with the magnet facing outwards in order to get a good air seal at the edges, and have a secure connection for the driver to the enclosure?

dnsey · 23rd January 2006, 07:32 AM

Er... the same as mounting them the 'right way round', but from the other side of the baffle?

noodle_snacks · 23rd January 2006, 09:51 AM

the speakers i am looking at have a steel lip, screwing them from that way round wouldn't get a very good air seal at all, i am looking for suggestions to prevent air noises etc

pinkmouse · 23rd January 2006, 10:15 AM

Cut cork tiles to fit in the gap between the surround and the metal rim. Depending on the depth, you may need one or two layers.

myhrrhleine · 24th January 2006, 02:24 AM

A small bead of silicon caulking all the way around makes a great seal.

noodle_snacks · 24th January 2006, 05:36 AM

would the chalking hurt the driver whilst drying?, or can it be put down thinly, and left to dry before the driver is put in place?

Landroval · 24th January 2006, 05:45 AM

May I ask why do you want to reverse mount a driver anyway?

noodle_snacks · 25th January 2006, 02:11 AM

The driver will be placed in a horn and the only way to screw it in is from the rear. Sometimes people put drivers in a push pull configuration to cancel out some types of distortion as well.

23rd January 2006, 06:15 AM	#1
noodle_snacks diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hobart, Tasmania	Reverse mounting drivers What is the best way to mount drivers with the magnet facing outwards in order to get a good air seal at the edges, and have a secure connection for the driver to the enclosure?

23rd January 2006, 10:15 AM	#4
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Cut cork tiles to fit in the gap between the surround and the metal rim. Depending on the depth, you may need one or two layers. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

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23rd January 2006, 07:32 AM	#2
dnsey diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shropshire, England	Er... the same as mounting them the 'right way round', but from the other side of the baffle?

23rd January 2006, 09:51 AM	#3
noodle_snacks diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hobart, Tasmania	the speakers i am looking at have a steel lip, screwing them from that way round wouldn't get a very good air seal at all, i am looking for suggestions to prevent air noises etc

24th January 2006, 02:24 AM	#5
myhrrhleine diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Avalon Island	A small bead of silicon caulking all the way around makes a great seal.

24th January 2006, 05:36 AM	#6
noodle_snacks diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hobart, Tasmania	would the chalking hurt the driver whilst drying?, or can it be put down thinly, and left to dry before the driver is put in place?

24th January 2006, 05:45 AM	#7
Landroval diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	May I ask why do you want to reverse mount a driver anyway?

25th January 2006, 02:11 AM	#8
noodle_snacks diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hobart, Tasmania	The driver will be placed in a horn and the only way to screw it in is from the rear. Sometimes people put drivers in a push pull configuration to cancel out some types of distortion as well.

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