Trying to diagnose a little rattle/harshness in an old Simms Watts/Fane 2x12 speaker cab. Just popped the speakers out (cast frame 12", 50W power handling) and noticed one of them has a crack in the dust cap. Here's the damage...
The other one looks fine, but the join to the cone looks a bit messy...
Is the cracked cap the likely source of the rattle? It's particularly apparent at higher volume and with drive/fuzz/distortion. Another contributing factor might be that one of the speakers was only held to the baffle by 2 screws! Will pop them back in and try again with each speaker properly screwed to the baffle, but wondered if there's an easy repair for the crack, if that's more likely to be the issue. I have some aluminium foil tape to hand, so could just patch it with that, but no idea if that's going to help.
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Doubt the little crack dust cap cover would be the cause of the rattle. However the lack of two mounting screws definitely would cause a susceptibility to rattle at higher volume.
Rattle aside, I reckon these speakers sound pretty damn good.
The metal dust caps can sound a little harsh anyway. If one is cracked and the other isn't properly glued on it might be best to replace both of them with cloth ones.
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"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