Thiele Small parameters for PSW 202 driver

AlOeoeoe
AlOeoeoe Posts: 1
in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Hello,

I got the driver of a deceased subwoofer , the PSW 202 10 inch 4 ohm 50 watt. Apparently the amp failed. I saw a lot of messages about problems with the amp on this model.

Anyways, may be that is why the driver looks new and I would like to give it a second life.

I need to build an enclosure for it and have checked several tutorials and tried both WinISD and speakerbox little but I am missing the technical parameters to get the measurements right.

If I can get the data, I would like to build a ported enclosure. If not, may be I go for a sealed box.

I did my test with estimations provided by chatgpt but I don't know how close or far from the actual data they might be.
It's a 10 inch 4 ohm 50 w
And the estimates are
Fs: 30-35 Hz
Vas: 60-80 litres
Qts: 0.35-0.45
Qms: 5-7
Qes: 0.4-0.5
Sd: 330 cm²
Xmax: 6-8 mm
Re: 3.6-4.0 ohms

Any help would be great
Thanks,
Luis
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,729
    I'm just not sure the juice is worth the squeeze here?

    This was very entry level back in the day.

    When you build a subwoofer, arguably the last expensive part is the driver most instances.

    But the time you build the box and buy the amp... Could maybe just buy a known kit or orphaned svs, hsu, etc
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,643
    Definitely not worth investing a penny.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,384
    I don't have a lot of experience with subs but I've played around with a few Polk lower end subs. I even upgraded the amp in one replaced the driver with a 10" car sub in a PSW-10. They were meh ok. Then I fund an older entry level HSU STF-1 8" sub new old stock in a thrift store for $75. It is no contest. This thing is easy to blend with my LSi7 and sounds great. It could send me down the sub rabbit hole.
    Stan

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    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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