Budget woofer system with Horn

[gwho]

Could you tell me what the flexible wire is made from? Can you solder to it? Can I just bridge the two pieces or do I have to replace the entire wire? If I have to replace the wire where does it physically connect to the diaphragm? Is it where the glob of material is where the wire extends from the diaphragm.

Thanks for any help from anybody who has done this.
gwho

[Predrag Dukic]

Could you tell me what the flexible wire is made from? Can you solder to it? Can I just bridge the two pieces or do I have to replace the entire wire? If I have to replace the wire where does it physically connect to the diaphragm? Is it where the glob of material is where the wire extends from the diaphragm.

Thanks for any help from anybody who has done this.
gwho

The strip is made of berillium copper alloy. Should be easily solderable.
Simplest method is to solder the strip at the break.
That will allow You to determine if that is the only damage.

Thin solder blob is ok, but it will break again.
If You make a bigger solder ball at the solder point , it will last longer but
it might influence the sound due to increased mass of the dia.

You can also replace the strip with a piece of tinsel wire,
some dias have it originally, but that is risky operation...

[ivica]

Could you tell me what the flexible wire is made from? Can you solder to it? Can I just bridge the two pieces or do I have to replace the entire wire? If I have to replace the wire where does it physically connect to the diaphragm? Is it where the glob of material is where the wire extends from the diaphragm.

Thanks for any help from anybody who has done this.
gwho

Hi,

may be using several wires from the a piece of "desoldering wire"
http://bigdaddy-enterprises.com/images/braidwire.JPG
make a single wound and carefully solder.

regards
ivica

[Predrag Dukic]

Hi,

may be using several wires from the a piece of "desoldering wire"
http://bigdaddy-enterprises.com/images/braidwire.JPG
make a single wound and carefully solder.

regards
ivica

I think I have some tinsel wire (flexible wire that is made exactly for that purpose)
of the appropriate crossection. I just need the address.
Couple of inches should fit in a normal letter envelope...