I really need help with this woofer!!!!

[mikeyz3385]

I have 2 12in polk audio subs which sound great until the one day.. i pulled out the non working sub to find out the positive wire isnt secure enough to the sub..it pulled off alittle...is there sometype of glue or something i can use to seal it back onto the sub or some other technique?

 

[billnchristy]

Are we talking terminal or from terminal to voicecoil?

If terminal-crimp the terminal a bit and put it back on.

If voicecoil, goodluck. I have done a repair like this, but you end up with frankenwoofer and not super reliable.

 

[mikeyz3385]

i know its to the voicecoil...i tried to put electrical tape and it holds a little..is there any special glue or something?

 

[billnchristy]

Ok, this is laughable, but it worked.

My friend had a Bazooka sub in his truck and it stopped working. We took it out and the wire from the terminal to the cone had come loose.

We cut a small rectangle out of the cone to access both sides of the wire, soldered it back in and replaced the rectangle with superglue.

Told you it made frankenwoofer.

It worked for another 6mos or so and he did it again and it lasted well over a year.

If you think its worth it, give it a shot, you have nothing to lose.

 

[j_garcia]

I had one pull off too. I just dabbed a big ball of solder on there and it worked fine. Gotta be careful not to get too much heat in there though, so can't really do a truly good solder job, but it made the connection.

 

[inertkinesis]

To solve the problem of heat inside the cone (or any other sensitive area) you could use a resistance soldering tool. As opposed to normal soldering tools, resistance soldering tools use two high-amperage electrical terminals in the tip that are bridged by the solder, melting it onto the joint. This method controls and concentrates the heat very effectively in relation to conventional soldering tools. Just don't poke yourself with the tip. You'll probably get a worse burn than even a normal soldering pen.

Resistance soldering tool is a crappy term for these things, since normal devices use resistance too, but to heat the tip itself rather than just what you're working on.

This is principle behind the Cold Heat thing you always see on TV (which, imho, is a piece of ****).