Weight reduction in Super Scoopers
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Topic: Weight reduction in Super Scoopers
Posted By: ijaman
Subject: Weight reduction in Super Scoopers
Date Posted: 12 August 2005 at 11:11am
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Hi, I just thought about some (minimal) weight reduction in the Super Scoopers. I want to cut some larger holes in those vertical braces. Will this influence the sound in any way? |
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Posted By: LunchieTey
Date Posted: 17 August 2005 at 2:36am
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Assuming the brace loses NO structural integrity then no it shouldn't(at least in low frequencies) ------------- Speaker addict |
Posted By: Tom Umney
Date Posted: 21 August 2005 at 10:28am
| Use 15mm birch ply then. |
Posted By: kersley
Date Posted: 24 August 2005 at 1:09pm
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wow. that is so clever.well done that man thanks |
anyway to save weight is good. have you anymore such good ideas ??Posted By: Tom Umney
Date Posted: 25 August 2005 at 9:59am
| Just make sure the 15mm birch ply is at least made of 11 ply for strength. |
Posted By: Jay Lawless
Date Posted: 26 August 2005 at 3:15am
Neo Drivers? Find a suitable Neo Driver for your scoops, that should take a few pounds/kilos off 
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Posted By: Tom Umney
Date Posted: 26 August 2005 at 9:24pm
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Yeah that too!!! PDN.18SB40 neodymium weighing only 8.5kg,QTS 0.32,BL 25.77,xmax 6mm, 4 inch vc,600w rms. Can see that Neo PD driver working in the super scooper!!!
Or P. Audio P18N Neo 18 inch weighing only 7.5kg. BL is well high of 31.
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Posted By: Tom Umney
Date Posted: 26 August 2005 at 9:33pm
I bet if you make the super scooper 18 out of 15mm birch ply and use the P.Audio P18N weighing only 7.5kg, you could probably lift the scoop in your own.
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Posted By: Jay Lawless
Date Posted: 30 August 2005 at 6:26pm
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I really can't think of anything else to help reduce the wieght. 15mm birch ply Neo drivers Thats about all that comes to mind. ------------- Previously known as NeverWinter Background: Automotive, Live and Home Custom Design. mid/high level based design and feild experience. Bass specialist |
Posted By: Tom Umney
Date Posted: 31 August 2005 at 10:46pm
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Build it out of plexiglass, so you can use it as a fish tank when you not playing music through it.
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Posted By: Mircea Bartic
Date Posted: 01 September 2005 at 5:33am
Plexiglass is extremly expensive (at least here in Romania)
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Posted By: Dave Slater
Date Posted: 05 September 2005 at 8:12am
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you might want to use a mixture of 18mm and 15mm for structural integrity the baffle for example should be out of 18mm as should the panel behind it that forms the rear chamber the rest you should be able to get away with using 15mm |