p audio - to recone or replace
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Topic: p audio - to recone or replace
Posted By: semtexsystems
Subject: p audio - to recone or replace
Date Posted: 13 August 2007 at 8:39pm
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hi!
ive been searching for a tutorial of some sort regarding reconing my 2x paudio p180 2242 i use them in ES18-BPH but i cant find much info on it.
ive confirmed that pap have a the kits but i dont want to spend £170 on them only to find i am unable fit them.
has any one reconed any of thiese or similar? if so any tips?
thanks Ben ------------- www.semtexsystems.co.uk |
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Posted By: levyte357
Date Posted: 13 August 2007 at 9:21pm
I'm presuming that is £85 for each recone  Otherwise it's time for different drivers. There is a B&C tutorial around for reconing. I'm sure someone was selling 2x original jbl 2242's for £200, on here somewhere. ------------- "Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy". |
semtexsystems wrote:Posted By: semtexsystems
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 2:02am
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yes £85 for each!
had a look at the b&c tutorial. not too sure if i want to gamble the money
 cant find the jbl's! think they must have sold!
are they the same driver? will jbl recone kit fit & be any cheaper but be of equal quality?
thanks ------------- www.semtexsystems.co.uk |
Posted By: markie
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 9:56am
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The first thing you need to find out is whether the kit is complete. Is the voice coil already fitted to the cone and does it have shims included. If so, then it isn't rocket science. The most important thing is to clean every bit of the old cone off the chasis THOROUGHLY. I always put tape over the voice coil gap first, so I don't get any more crud in there. Then when the rest is cleaned off, take the tape off and do the voice coil....... and it's REALLY important that you get this clean. Provided you follow the instructions carefully there is nothing to fear. ------------- If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune |
Posted By: levyte357
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 11:25am
What are T/S specs required for the cab?
I "think" the new Celestions FTR's are supposed to be superior replacements of 2242's or similiar driver but better performance.
And available from some places for £110 each *NEW*.
------------- "Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy". |
Posted By: semtexsystems
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 7:10pm
i tried to get my head round t/s specs and winisd a couple of years ago
then i took a chance and built 2 ES18-BPH, there not the recomended driver for this cab (paudio sd18 is recomended) but they do seem to work well!would the void v1200 work in this box? if not what are the important paramiters to stick by
thanks ben ------------- www.semtexsystems.co.uk |
Posted By: levyte357
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 9:06pm
I suggested Celestions because if they are suitable, they are not much more than your recone scheme... Best bet is find which drivers people have used in this cab with success, and buy best you can afford. ------------- "Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy". |
Posted By: login4
Date Posted: 15 August 2007 at 10:34am
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I agree with Levyte here, it is fairly easy to recone speakers but if you dont want it on your mind that perhaps you didn't do it right, then get the Celestions FTR's there the recomended driver and they would sound good....
------------- CELTIC SUBSONIC SOUND SYSTEMS |
Posted By: j_0_e
Date Posted: 15 August 2007 at 3:37pm
no, it was 200 each lev...
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Posted By: levyte357
Date Posted: 15 August 2007 at 4:09pm
Yeah that was very recently.. But when I was selling my 2241's, Another dude was selling 2242's, saying they were filthy in his Gsub.
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Posted By: j_0_e
Date Posted: 15 August 2007 at 4:21pm
| oooohhhh, my bad... |
Posted By: semtexsystems
Date Posted: 15 August 2007 at 7:06pm
The voice coil is fitted to the cone and shims are included so i have decided to go ahead with the recone!
Ive had a look at the b&c tutorial and i think all should be well.
What do you use to clean all the old cone/glue off the chassis? will a stanley blade do? or will i need some thinners or something?
Thanks Ben ------------- www.semtexsystems.co.uk |
Posted By: semtexsystems
Date Posted: 18 August 2007 at 8:11pm
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Hi! The recone kits arrived today, Ive got them done (i think)
will post final results after testing at the weekend.
thanks Ben ------------- www.semtexsystems.co.uk |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 1:00pm
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"What do you use to clean all the old cone/glue off the chassis? will a stanley blade do? or will i need some thinners or something?"
a good scraper,,and keep scraping....and scraping.... and scraping...... ------------- Be seeing you. |