small hole drilled in sealed cab...

[punkrockmike]

will a small hole drilled into the side of a sealed speaker cab cause any problems? and if it will, can i just put a screw in it to seal it? there are two small holes drilled in the side of a speaker cab i have that used to hold rubber feet which are no longer on the cab. just wondering if this will cause any problems since the cab is "sealed".

 

[froghat]

You probably want to fill them (yeah, a screw will do fine) so you don't hear air rushing out. I put plugs into my unused 1/4" jacks for the same reason.

 

[DukeLeJeune]

I'd seal them. Possibility of whistling noise, and your airtight pressure vessel (the enclosure) is no longer airtight.

If you don't want a screw head protruding, you might try this: Whittle a wooden matchstick so that it would give a tight friction fit, put some wood glue on it, and some more wood glue in the hole (a toothpick helps get the glue down into the hole). Shove the matchstick in. Once it's in a good half-inch to 3/4 inch or so, snap it off, and make sure you have a little extra glue globbage up around the nub of the matchstick. Later when it dries, you can trim it off flush with a knife.

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Yep, fill it.

Unless a cab impersonating Roger Whittaker is the rad .

Regards
Sam

 

[Bassamatic]

Yep - Holes will cause whistling The jacks SHOULD be the sealed type - if not, putting a spare plug in is a very good idea.

 

[skychief]

glue globbage

This sniglet is all yours, man.

 

[Gabriel51]

The air tight seal is basically there to prevent excessive cone excursion. Acoustic suspension needs the back pressure to dampen the forward and backward cone movement.
It's unlikely you would have any adverse performance because those holes are just too small to effect rear radiation mix.

 

[Ric5]

Small hole or no small probably no real discernable difference.