TheMightyPig Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Beloved 2 year old daughter has pushed in the cones on both the sub and the tweeter on one of my Beloved 1969 AR3a's. Sensible, tried and tested suggestions on how to fix, by you experienced speaker fiends gratefully received :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Ouch! Can you post photos? Might make it easier to figure out the extent of the problem.Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynaco_dan Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Beloved 2 year old daughter has pushed in the cones on both the sub and the tweeter on one of my Beloved 1969 AR3a's. Sensible, tried and tested suggestions on how to fix, by you experienced speaker fiends gratefully received :-)Hi thereKent has already suggested a photo of the damage and that will help very much a member to help you.In some cases of physical damage to the dust domes, they may be able to be carefully extracted back closeto their original shape.If all else fails, a surgically removed dust dome and regluing another similar one in it's place.I say removing the old one, to keep the weight down as close as possible as the original cone.Similar, as in approximate weight, diameter and air porosity.Kent will give you first rate advice once you've downloaded a photo or two.Good luckVern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicomike Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 A dust cap is meaningless from a performance point of view. If that's what you are talking about on the woofer, sure, I'd try to "fix" it but it actually doesn't matter. And since these drivers were never intended to be seen, I wouldn't worry too much about it.If a tweeter dome has been dented - that might be a different story. Though I have read opinions that it actually doesn't really affect the sound. Seems to me it would have to at least affect dispersion though whether anyone could really hear it, I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundminded Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Beloved 2 year old daughter has pushed in the cones on both the sub and the tweeter on one of my Beloved 1969 AR3a's. Sensible, tried and tested suggestions on how to fix, by you experienced speaker fiends gratefully received :-)Try using a vacuum cleaner to suck it back into shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Beloved 2 year old daughter has pushed in the cones on both the sub and the tweeter on one of my Beloved 1969 AR3a's. Sensible, tried and tested suggestions on how to fix, by you experienced speaker fiends gratefully received :-)Some people have had success by bending a very small diameter pin into an "L," pushing the tip of the pin through the pushed-in dome and gently pulling it back into shape. Often the pushed-in surface wants to 'spring' back into its original shape. The very small pin hole won't affect things acoustically too much--if at all--and from 2 or 3 feet away, it will be completely invisible.Steve F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 this is why I suggested pictures. A pushed in speaker cone could be serious. Pushed in dust cap? No big deal. If it is the dust cap, leave it alone, suck it out or pull it out with a pin.Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danajohnhill Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Well, first, I am happy to see that the daughter is still beloved! I don't have any children, but I remember doing a lot of destructive things when I was little, and I remember times when it was especially distressing to one or both of my parents.I echo the others' call for photos. Recalling my curious childhood days and my desire to depress things that looked like great big buttons, I get the feeling that you're talking about the dustcap on the woofer, which, all things considered, is no big deal. As the others said, the paper dome on the tweeter may be trickier, but I suspect that it, too, could be repaired without a terrific ordeal. I gather that this precision assault occurred while the grill cloth was off? Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyPig Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Thanks all. Will take some photos and post forthwith :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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