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Default Do Dented Dust Caps affect a Woofer's Sound?

On 18/10/2018 9:15 AM, John Williamson wrote:
On 17/10/2018 20:00, None wrote:
Thekma, the village idiot, puked in message
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Try duct tape or a wad of chewing gum!


Dumb ****.


Hmmm.... With care, a piece of duct tape can sometimes be used to pull
the dome back into shape, and it's possible a piece of well chewed gum
could do the same. Shrug Surely, Thekma can't be wrong *every* time.
Grin



Do we actually know if it is a paper, plastic, silk, aluminium , or
beryllium(!) dome ?

If left in it may well produce distortion when driven hard. However if
popped out it may be left with a crease which will also be a potential
weak spot and source of dome 'break-up under pressure'.

On balance, I'd pull it out by whatever method. I've even been know to
vacuum such things out (paper or silk, and definitely not beryllium)
with a big kiss.

geoff