Stephonovich
Headphoneus Supremus
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I'm currently in the midst of repairing an aluminum cone 10" speaker from my Hartke Kickback 10 bass amp. Dimed it one too many times, it seems. Got a replacement Eminence speaker, but it's not matched to the porting, so it just doesn't have the impact, plus you get bass farts at anything past half volume. I was about to just say screw it and spend the $90 from ddspeaker.com (only place I've found that sells OEM Hartke - you don't want to deal with Hartke themselves, believe me), then I did some Googling.
I figured super glue would be too inflexible, but wanted to make sure. Found a couple forums on speaker repair, and even an entire website devoted to glues (Glue-Fi?), and they all recommended silicon caulk. They said shoe goo is better as it cures faster, but I didn't have any. I did, however, have GE Door/Window Sealant, which was the very variety recommended.
Anyway, smeared it on there (just two tiny hairline cracks), and set it carefully in it's box. The caulk said 24 hours to cure, so we'll see tomorrow how it worked.
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience repairing speakers, aluminum or paper, or advice should this fail. And no, re-coning is not an option. Hartke is very protective of their aluminum cones, and no one sells re-cone kits.
I figured super glue would be too inflexible, but wanted to make sure. Found a couple forums on speaker repair, and even an entire website devoted to glues (Glue-Fi?), and they all recommended silicon caulk. They said shoe goo is better as it cures faster, but I didn't have any. I did, however, have GE Door/Window Sealant, which was the very variety recommended.
Anyway, smeared it on there (just two tiny hairline cracks), and set it carefully in it's box. The caulk said 24 hours to cure, so we'll see tomorrow how it worked.
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience repairing speakers, aluminum or paper, or advice should this fail. And no, re-coning is not an option. Hartke is very protective of their aluminum cones, and no one sells re-cone kits.