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08-21-2011, 02:46 PM
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Just wondered, what if I removed all the dustcaps from my speakers? Would it affect tuning or anything like that?
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08-21-2011, 02:51 PM
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08-21-2011, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Electricblue Just wondered, what if I removed all the dustcaps from my speakers? Would it affect tuning or anything like that? | why?
I've speakers with them off. but why on purpose?
Dust protection for the voice coil.
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08-21-2011, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by StereoPlayer why?
I've speakers with them off. but why on purpose?
Dust protection for the voice coil. | Just read that it increases efficency and volume slightly. Thought it might be worth a try 
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08-21-2011, 02:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: alberta canada | | | Your voice coil gaps would get dust in them which might destroy your speakers. |
08-21-2011, 02:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nashville TN | | | They are there for a reason, mainly to keep dust out of the voice coil gap (hence the name....doh!!) Getting foreign debris inside your voice coil gap could be catastrophic.
They also can stiffen the cone (albeit this effect is probably minimal) and they do affect the tone depending on the material (aluminum can add a degree of brightness for example).
So I would not recommend doing this. |
08-21-2011, 02:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Buckley AFB, CO. | | | I had a crack in one on my old guitar amp. I tried to remove the whole thing.
Long story short, I had to order a new speaker because I set the old one on fire.
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08-21-2011, 02:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Norfolk | | | Damn, had another idea. What about fitting them with metal dustcaps?
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08-21-2011, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Electricblue Just wondered, what if I removed all the dustcaps from my speakers? Would it affect tuning or anything like that? | Yeah you can remove them, they'll still work. |
08-21-2011, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Electricblue Damn, had another idea. What about fitting them with metal dustcaps? | You're only about 40 years too late to the party. JBL and others started fitting aluminum dust caps to woofers back in the 60's. The JBL D140F, some of the Sunn transducers, and the Fender Model 15F (actually made by EV, so it was a Fenderized version of the EVM-15L or 15B) all had aluminum dust caps. |
08-21-2011, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by nashvillebill You're only about 40 years too late to the party. JBL and others started fitting aluminum dust caps to woofers back in the 60's. The JBL D140F, some of the Sunn transducers, and the Fender Model 15F (actually made by EV, so it was a Fenderized version of the EVM-15L or 15B) all had aluminum dust caps. | Late or not, It looks cool :P would it add highs?
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08-21-2011, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by nashvillebill | Very informative. FTW!
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