EarCandy The absolute BEST way to fix a smashed in speaker dome

[kimonui]

hahahaa! perfect! thanx!

[madatgod3102]

Hahaha, great!. This is stupidly effective.

[MFaheemAkbar]

thanks for the video dude....i gonna repair my tweeter this way

[TheEarCandy]

@2gragari - Thanks for watching!

[congtron]

sweet anus

[Alexxxcompa]

thank you

[fireballs450]

What about my 15' subwoofer what do i use the same thing ?

[TheEarCandy]

@fireballs450 Yes, it should work, just be gentle and it should pop it back out for ya.

[fireballs450]

@TheEarCandy ok thanks it worked i just tried it !! However i wasn't able to be gently because it was be stubborn and i accidentally pushed too hard and peeled a Little layer of it off and i can see it too

[TheEarCandy]

@fireballs450 what color is your duct cap? I may be able to tell you how to fix the little torn spot.

[fireballs450]

@TheEarCandy I used clear but don't worry there is no hole just a mark that it left behind. I also might sell it too because i have just recently got some better speakers but anyways yeah i used clear tape and its a Peavey 1505 - 8KADT BW SPKR ill make a video response if you would like so you can see for yourself what the cone looks like

[TheEarCandy]

@fireballs450 yea, you want to try to avoid using tape because it will tear a layer or 2 off the dome. If you are afraid that the vacuum is going to have more power than the speaker dome will be able to endure you can take a piece of cardboard and cut a circle in it half the size of the vacuum end and stick the cardboard over the dome and then put the vacuum end over that, the cardboard will reduce the vacuum suction and prevent it from sucking your speaker apart but will still repair it. ;)

[DigitalBeezer]

You are a friggin' genius!!!

[lewisvz]

Get out of here that's awesome!

[therealruf]

Thank you SO much!! It worked, with the exception of a couple of small dimples. My God kids stayed at my crib this weekend, and while unsupervised, pushed in the dust caps of both of my studio monitors.. I didn't discover it until after they were gone. This is why I DON'T have kids.

[towpowja]

That's a wet/dry vac right?

[TheEarCandy]

@towpowja yes, but a regular house vac with the extension wand will do the same thing. ;)

[SunnBurn]

Now that's my idea of high tech!

[amzokalsi]

My freind, U are a god and my hero. i have the same speakers and hav been able to fix them. THERE IS A GOD THANK U

[savsci87]

:09 NNRNRWIII

[xMEGAKILLZ808x]

genious idea. i did that too

[ykmaffia]

thanks bro , it looks better if the dust cap is not is broken maby the music is important but view is for me important and olsowe for ohter people to thx for helping us

[Dethanww1]

Your fricken awesome!

[jtatham4]

OMG This just happened to me and I found this video. IT WORKED. Thanks!!!

[sotirbg]

Great advice! It really worked on my speaker! Thumbs UP!

[MrWillPan]

wow!!!good idea!!!

[quakj]

thanks i just did it n it worked

[butterfinger2482]

If u put tape on it and rip it off like a band aid itpops it out

[nzfbishop]

mate the amount of things id tried to get that piece back out.... that was brilliant cheers for that XD

[jarederajarederaj]

hey when its pushed in does it make a sound difference or no?

[itsdahomiegee]

Fuckin genius!!!!!! LoL luv it

Thanks doggy!!

[Denapz]

thank you.

[nickhuffy1]

GENIUS. You wonderful man.

[10cmsub]

i ussualy do this with adhesive tape

[fishfan67]

worked for me......Tthanks!!

[frankz00]

Cool!

[fagher]

Great trick man!

Thank you

[hemo1001]

i pull it by my mouth usually :D

swollow

[shaolinxdanger]

where the hoover trick don't work, on shiny dustcaps for instance.

use gaffa/duct tape or masking tape folded over to make it double sided and pull back the pushed in dustcap.

if that don't work you can also poke a very fine needle in the dustcap and push it back. then put a drop of the right glue over the hole and smooth it.

glue that dries clear is the best to use.

easiest way, is if the driver has a vented pole piece you can push a fine paintbrush through the pole vent and push it back.

[bensonak47]

its called a dust cap

[Kramnosnits]

the repair person is dirty.

[ToneJoint]

thats because he is working , try it sometime and you may get dirty also.

[VDPunderground]

thanks i got a pair of good speakers and it worked on the 12 in them but they also have a high and a mid that its not quite coming out, any ideas?

[kobikyramya]

IT WORKS!!!!

[erutemal]

I have that problem with one of my alesis monitors, but the dust cap is WAY harder than the one on this video. Do you have any other ideas for fixing it?

[haloslayer78]

get a hot glue gun put some on the cone with a peice of string attached let it dry then pull as hard as you can , the peel the hotglue of from the side's around the glue

[falconsravensfan08]

thank you. I just did this with a pair of speakers I have and was able to fix them completely

[SuperSmasher97]

thanx! i`ve done that too

[ljmike1204]

thanx dude i had the same but i did it a other way by gently push it in shape

[KLYang40]

Wow! Awesome!

[infraredzero]

I never thought of that! Thank you!

[sweettea6886]

ive been doing that since i was like 15 so 4 about 17 years and ive never seen anyone do it befor

[1954tele]

understand that this is only a dust cover and has no effect on speaker performance.

[TheEarCandy]

The dust cap has a LOT to do with dispersion of high end, db rating, etc etc, thats why they make them with several different materials including aluminum.

[DRUMcikle]

Wow! i had the same idea, but was weary to test it, but i think im gonna do it now. does it work on smaller mid ranges and tweeters?

[TheEarCandy]

yes actualy it does, like someone else pointed out, be a little careful you dont use too powerfull of a vacuumm or it may suck the speaker dome right off.

[martine737]

... I thing it's worth mentioning that if you have a vent capability on the vacuum, you should open it prior to switching on the vacuum (which makes it the suction less powerful). Then maybe close it if the dome doesn't come out.

[TheEarCandy]

Great point! If your vaccum really really sucks, it could possibly suck the cone right OFF the speaker.

Thanks!

[DjMarcoP0L0]

This worked like a charm!! Thank you so much

[arlumlightfinger]

Unreal. I'd have never tried that

[coronet67]

Not bad.

I probably wouldnt use an old dusty shop vac, but this is a good idea.

[TheEarCandy]

Thank you!

It was my hand that made the speaker dusty, I had been working in the wood shop. It was a old 10" woofer we had sitting around. I think it is a QSL 10 that they dont make anymore.