Seal or no 3/3A woof dustcaps?

[Dan Skye]

I lovingly coated my AR 3's edges with that gasket stuff and then noticing the dust caps seemed to give a breeze when I move the cone I thought" AHA" seal that too, get those pups airtight

I did it to My AR 3a's also

I took one into my local Hifi repair guy and he rippeed me a new one saying the dust caps are SUPPOSED to leak air? Kills the sound to seal it up?

News to me can't seem to google a 'dern thing about this topic

Anyone????????

I am stupmed man!

D

[Rlowe]

I lovingly coated my AR 3's edges with that gasket stuff and then noticing the dust caps seemed to give a breeze when I move the cone I thought" AHA" seal that too, get those pups airtight

I did it to My AR 3a's also

I took one into my local Hifi repair guy and he rippeed me a new one saying the dust caps are SUPPOSED to leak air? Kills the sound to seal it up?

News to me can't seem to google a 'dern thing about this topic

Anyone????????

I am stupmed man!

D

Hope this old posting helps. It includes comments by Tom Tyson.

http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/IP.Boar...178&hl=seal

I used the search feature with <seal>, of course I had to go back a few pages looking for an appropriate title.

[JKent]

Also check the repair manual

http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/library...ring_the_ar-3a/

Looks like earlier woofers had caps coated with butyl rubber, later ones were porous.

[Dan Skye]

Also check the repair manual

http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/library...ring_the_ar-3a/

Looks like earlier woofers had caps coated with butyl rubber, later ones were porous.

Thanks for the input guys really appreciate it!