Help, broke my radiator lol

beauistheman · 30th May 2010, 08:05 AM

As you can see in the following pics, this is my peerless passive radiator which has decided to un glue itself today :thumbdn:. Sadly, i dont think this is covered by warrenty (can someone advise?) as they can simply claim it was over-extruded i guess?

Does anyone know or have experience with re-gluing these? what type of glue can be used and how much etc? the hardest bit will be cleaning the old glue, but in terms of sitting, it slides back into place pretty eaisly.

Any help is much appreciated!

s3tup · 30th May 2010, 11:33 PM

Pics are too small, yo've posted the thumbnails instead of original pics.

As for repair, these radiators doesn't require high-precision skills, just some proper glue at proper places.

beauistheman · 31st May 2010, 12:14 AM

haha wtf, i posted thumbnails which should link to the full pic. All fixed anyway. Yeah thats what i thought, in the pic u can see how the cone is dislodged from the suspension. I just want to know what sort of glue i need and how much i should use and should i try and remove the old glue too?

chris661 · 1st June 2010, 01:53 PM

Standard PVA will probably do the job. Certainly works for attaching dustcaps and stuff, so I see no reason why not.

Leave the original glue on, use plenty of PVA, then wipe off any excess.

s3tup · 1st June 2010, 03:15 PM

No way PVA will work on speakers this heavy and this large...

I'd think of epoxy, cyanoacrylate. Cyanoacrylate is ok, if the gap between broken pieces is really small or nonexistent, otherwise it will break.

eyoung · 1st June 2010, 03:19 PM

Elmers wood glue is great for cone repairs ...

Regards, Elwood

30th May 2010, 08:05 AM	#1
beauistheman diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2008	Help, broke my radiator lol As you can see in the following pics, this is my peerless passive radiator which has decided to un glue itself today :thumbdn:. Sadly, i dont think this is covered by warrenty (can someone advise?) as they can simply claim it was over-extruded i guess? Does anyone know or have experience with re-gluing these? what type of glue can be used and how much etc? the hardest bit will be cleaning the old glue, but in terms of sitting, it slides back into place pretty eaisly. Any help is much appreciated!

1st June 2010, 01:53 PM	#4
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	Standard PVA will probably do the job. Certainly works for attaching dustcaps and stuff, so I see no reason why not. Leave the original glue on, use plenty of PVA, then wipe off any excess. __________________ "Throwing parts at a failure is like throwing sponges at a rainstorm." - Enzo My setup: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...tang-band.html

1st June 2010, 03:19 PM	#6
eyoung diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sunny SC,USA 15 min south of Charlotte NC	Elmers wood glue is great for cone repairs ... Regards, Elwood __________________ "when you open your mind to the imposible, soon you will find the truth...."

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30th May 2010, 11:33 PM	#2
s3tup diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Israel	Pics are too small, yo've posted the thumbnails instead of original pics. As for repair, these radiators doesn't require high-precision skills, just some proper glue at proper places.

31st May 2010, 12:14 AM	#3
beauistheman diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2008	haha wtf, i posted thumbnails which should link to the full pic. All fixed anyway. Yeah thats what i thought, in the pic u can see how the cone is dislodged from the suspension. I just want to know what sort of glue i need and how much i should use and should i try and remove the old glue too?

1st June 2010, 03:15 PM	#5
s3tup diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Israel	No way PVA will work on speakers this heavy and this large... I'd think of epoxy, cyanoacrylate. Cyanoacrylate is ok, if the gap between broken pieces is really small or nonexistent, otherwise it will break.

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