Are they really necessary? This is something I’ve never seen discussed. If so, what’s the best material & method to use? I got them with my Fostex FF85K drivers years ago.
Take your pick...
https://www.parts-express.com/speak...aker-grill-cloth/Speaker-Gasketing-Tape-Caulk
Mike
https://www.parts-express.com/speak...aker-grill-cloth/Speaker-Gasketing-Tape-Caulk
Mike
For small drivers, I've used craft foam sheets from the dollar store. They are approx. 2mm thick, and come in different colours.
jeff
Thanks for the link. I had a box of the thicker tape, I believe, once.
Perhaps very thin rope caulk would work, a few millimeters thick, if it exists. I’m looking for something smaller for a smaller driver. I’m thinking of gasketing drivers as small as CHN-40 & ScanSpeak 5F.
Perhaps very thin rope caulk would work, a few millimeters thick, if it exists. I’m looking for something smaller for a smaller driver. I’m thinking of gasketing drivers as small as CHN-40 & ScanSpeak 5F.
The very few new drivers i use that don’t come with foam gaskets i usually use closed cel foam insulation tape/darught exclusion tape. I also have a bunch of extra faom gasket material (MA often ship excess), i can make them out of.
dave
Pretty sure all the Mark Audio drivers come with gaskets, so not sure why you would need to make them?
jeff
Jeff -
I’m unfamiliar with MarkAudio drivers. The CHN-40 & CHN-50 would be my first. I’ve worked with Bandor, Fostex, and ScanSpeak. I only used a gasket on the Fostex.
I’m unfamiliar with MarkAudio drivers. The CHN-40 & CHN-50 would be my first. I’ve worked with Bandor, Fostex, and ScanSpeak. I only used a gasket on the Fostex.
This past week I started printing gaskets using TPU material on the 3D printer. It really works well. I needed 40 gaskets for some 1" Aurasound Cougar drivers and this was an easy solution. I printed them 0.6 mm thick and using the ironing setting they look good. These needed to be just 2 mm wide in places, so foam tape wasn't an options. I found that a light wipe of olive oil on the print bed made these delicate parts easier to peal up. I have also had good results using poster putty. It will hold a driver in place and can be removed and reused.
I remember the gaskets being very thin.
I loved my FF85Ks, which were used in my first DIY cabs. They sadly were blown out when my then-toddler daughter cranked up the volume knob when the amp was switched off. I had a surprise when I flipped the switch. The right speaker center cap flew over my shoulder. I laugh about it now. Those were my introduction to single drivers.
I loved my FF85Ks, which were used in my first DIY cabs. They sadly were blown out when my then-toddler daughter cranked up the volume knob when the amp was switched off. I had a surprise when I flipped the switch. The right speaker center cap flew over my shoulder. I laugh about it now. Those were my introduction to single drivers.
All the MA drivers thru here, includng s few prototypes, all had gaskets, as do the Fostex. The Fountek, and i believe, the Scan did not.
TB, not sure, but i have some i can check.
dave
TB, not sure, but i have some i can check.
dave
The little driver that convinced me that little FRs could do just fine up top. I have a couple used, althou 1 is supposed to be damaged, fully EnABLe that will go up or sale (near give away) soon.
dave
I used the thin white closed cell packing that's wrapped around a lot of electronic components and cut to suit. Usually it's about 0.5 to 1mm thick.