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KellyMic
KellyMic Posts: 166
edited February 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
I like the look of my speakers without the grill on my LSi25's. Today a friend was here and her 3yo was with her. I saw her by the towers and saw that she pushed in the dust cap on one. I was not happy but it's really not her fault, she doesn't know better. Well, I jump online and started researching the best way pop it back out. Found a method that I thought looked good, got my supplies and went to it. When I got to the speaker it had pop-ed itself out all on it's own!

I don't know if this is normal for nice speakers now days but man was I happy as much as impressed with the engineering! Ok, lunch break almost done, just had to jump on to share this.
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  • Polka_sound
    Polka_sound Posts: 51
    edited January 2013
    Sounds like the drivers are very elastic. Glad it popped out :)
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited January 2013
    I have thought about this from time to time and actually did it once. I took my shop vac and necked down the opening to a McDonalds straw, duct taped all up and sucked that sucker back out. Use it gingerly as that suction may pull the cap right off...and don't run it long that way as the shop vac will overheat and become very sad.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited January 2013
    i usually just use tape..
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited January 2013
    I have used a Glad vacuum bag vacuum pump over the small end of a funnel (large end was on cap) with good results
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,446
    edited January 2013
    michael1947 wrote: »
    I have thought about this from time to time and actually did it once. I took my shop vac and necked down the opening to a McDonalds straw, duct taped all up and sucked that sucker back out. Use it gingerly as that suction may pull the cap right off...and don't run it long that way as the shop vac will overheat and become very sad.

    well I have never used a shop vac but any house vac with two people one just to flip the switch on/off just that quick and one to hold hand on driver so not to pull it off the former. never pull on it while vac is on.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,761
    edited January 2013
    Breast pump :lol:
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,375
    edited January 2013
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Breast pump :lol:

    I am just trying to imagine the look on my wife's face....
    Stan

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  • chefkungfu
    chefkungfu Posts: 638
    edited February 2013
    Not a bad idea! My wife is breast feeding our son, I can use the pump when it's not in use. I'll keep this method in mind... I just can't let my wife see me doing it!
    I've used the shop vac technique before, but held the nozzle a few inches away from the tweeter so the vacuum wouldn't be as strong to point where it wold damage the driver. Worked well!
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Breast pump :lol:
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