15" death rattle

[gerryjazzman]

Yem, first a couple of questions. Did this speaker work properly at some point as is? Was it previously replaced or repaired? If you can spend some modest bucks it's probably best to do the basket assembly replacement as ReignBass and Greenboy suggested. As I mentioned before it just looks wrong to me, like a manufacturing defect or something. I'm still assuming that the wire is smacking against the spider (you should double check this). If you want to play around a bit more, maybe you can try something like this:

Pardon my really crappy photoediting but I think you get the idea. The green patch is supposed to represent some kind of cement to hold the wire to the cone at that point and keep it well away from the spider.

 

[yem]

Hi Gerry,

I got the speaker new and am not sure if it ever worked properly. This is my backup cab that had only seen low volume use until recently.

I'll try some more home remedies with my amateur skills. If I can't fix it I'll use the speaker in my practice amp and buy the neo I have my eye on.

Thanks for all of the help.

Yem, first a couple of questions. Did this speaker work properly at some point as is? Was it previously replaced or repaired? If you can spend some modest bucks it's probably best to do the basket assembly replacement as ReignBass and Greenboy suggested. As I mentioned before it just looks wrong to me, like a manufacturing defect or something. I'm still assuming that the wire is smacking against the spider (you should double check this). If you want to play around a bit more, maybe you can try something like this:

Pardon my really crappy photoediting but I think you get the idea. The green patch is supposed to represent some kind of cement to hold the wire to the cone at that point and keep it well away from the spider.

 

[loend68]

Getting a new basket from Peavey and replacing it is very easy. Basically the magnet unbolts and you lift it off and place it on the new basket. The hardest part is putting the magnet over the new voice coil/basket without damaging it. This is also a way to check if the old one is bad. Pull off the magnet and if there are any black/burnt/melted areas on the voice coil you'll know it's junk (or about to be)
One of the bonuses of using Peavey for a PA. Yeah, it's not the best, but you're not buying $300 replacement speakers if something dies...

 

[hrgiger]

Yem did you ever get this thing going?

 

[T. Brookins]

Don't trash this one. Try bending the metal tabs to which the tinsel leads are soldered. This will take up some slack.

If you shorten the leads, it appears as though you'll have more than enough room to bend the tabs back out to allow slack enough for xmax.

You can do this.

Some manufacturers apply a light foam tape to the back of the cone to alleviate possible tinsel lead slap. The leads can fatigue after awhile and lose some of their tendency to move in predictable linearity, and can even break.

Is the speaker chirping? Any rubbing noises? Just slapping?

Try it.

 

[moonbass]

Don't know if this is the right place to ask but......anyone know of a quality place to have an 1980's era EV 15' speaker reconed? I'm in NYC. And is it worth it? Would i be better off buying a new nico eminence?
Thanks
tom