OK to play out of a speaker with a missing dust cover?

Din Of Win · #1 05-02-2010, 07:25 PM

I picked up a new (to me) 6x10 today. It's old-ish, and i have no idea what make it is. It's in decent condition, minus a missing dust cover on one of the speakers. I tried it at low volume and it was fine. But i'm worried if more volume might be harmful. I bought it for $80... so i'm not too bummed if it means a new speaker... or can i buy just a dust cover... or do i not even need to worry at all?

**B-string** · #2 05-02-2010, 07:32 PM

The dust caps are the first line of defense for the speaker motor. Yes they can run fine without one, but blowing sand or dust can distroy the speaker. Find a replacement cap or have a sound companies speaker tech install a replacement cap.

Din Of Win · #3 05-03-2010, 08:25 AM

Awesome. Thanks!

Colledge123 · #4 05-03-2010, 10:38 AM

ive soon some really ghetto dust cap repairs done in the past.... think jam jar lids

T-Bird · #5 05-05-2010, 12:18 AM

Hi.

As B-string said, the dust cap is there to protect the motor. In fact, it's usually the only protection there is. Since quite a bit of the airborne inorganic dust is more or less ferro-magnetic in certain areas, replacing the cap is important.

I've done lid-jar replacements, but some sort of tape works better if You intend to do a proper repair later. I've used special "painters tape" that doesn't leave any residue, but sticks well.

Regards
Sam