Hi Guys
I have just removed my trusty G12Ms from the cab and found a small tear on the outer 'skirt' which has mysteriously appeared!!!! It hasn't effected the sound at all but I'd like to repair it. In the past I've used copydex for small areas of damage, particularly when they're restricted to the skirt. In each case this has worked fine. However, I was wondering if there might be a better option? These are nice old drivers from '72 and have pulsonic cones so worth trying to get it right. Very open tone with a nice range. Anyway, I'll load a couple of photos below and any ideas would be warmly appreciated!! It's a T1220s if that makes any difference?
Cheers
Guy
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Hi Dave
Thanks for that, a pretty sensible piece of advice!!! I definitely can't hear it but I guess you inevitably wonder if you've just got used to it slowly over a period of time, particularly when it's used virtually every day.
I think my other concern was......is it going to get worse if I don't repair it? But from what you've said it sounds like that's not going to happen given the position of the tear. I'm using an early 70s PA20 through it so that's not going to whack it near hard enough to do any major damage I would have thought. I really don't care what it looks like, it's just making sure that it don't get any bigger!!!!
Cheers
Guy
Many thanks lanpdq.....if you repair using tissue paper would that be done from the underside? And would you literally just use a single piece of tissue paper over the whole tear and fixed with PVA?
Many thanks for that. I did wonder if it was right to use a glue that might harden given that this area of the 'cone' is where all the flexing takes place. My expreriences with copydex on very small speaker repairs have been good as it drys to a rubbery consistency. And it can also be applied more than once if required.
You mentioned using a rizzla or tissue paper. Should this be done on the underside of the cone? Will one patch, slightly larger than the torn area and secured with copydex be the right way to go? Or.....should I build up several layers?
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The best thing I've found for patching up wellies is a puncture repair patch for a bicycle.....always worked for me. Just rub the surface of the wellie around the hole with sandpaper, apply the rubber solution, let it go off a bit until it's just tacky and then apply the patch. It does depend where it is though and if it's in an area around the ankle where the boot flexes a lot.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
What a kind man - not only letting me spam your thread, but also providing me with a new method - thanks Guy The best glue I've found so far is called Stormsure; it does seem to last for a few months, but like everything else, gives up eventually (or my application method is poor, which might be closer to the truth...). I shall give your method a try - thank you
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