Fixing MW6503
Adam in NC
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Hi all--new to the forum, seems like a great place to exchange info.
I'm writing to ask if anyone has tried fixing MW6503s. Mine got frozen or stuck during a move--not even a hard bump, I think just from bumps in the road & slight shifting.
The problem is that the glue connecting the magnet to the top plate breaks down over time. If you don't move the speakers, the magnetic force keeps everything in alignment. A few bumps, however, and the magnet can shift against the top plate. Since the magnet is still glued to the pole plate, this pushes the pole plate against the voice coil & pins the voice coil to the edge of the top plate.
Here's a diagram so you can see what I mean (borrowed, interestingly enough, from a manufacturer of speaker adhesives...)
The thing is, this doesn't really damage any part of the speaker as long as the bump isn't hard enough to damage the voice coil--it's just as good, except now it's in pieces. (I separated this myself, but I've heard of them getting knocked completely off--since it's a pretty strong magnet, seems like this would take quite a jolt.)
Here's the speaker (that grayish powder on the top plate is what used to be the adhesive)
Anyone got any thoughts on putting things back together? Alignment is obviously the problem--but if there's a way to fix it would be nice to avoid dropping $200 for a new set of drivers...
As far as avoiding the problem in the first place, I bet that a bead of adhesive where the magnet and top plate meet would prevent.
I'm writing to ask if anyone has tried fixing MW6503s. Mine got frozen or stuck during a move--not even a hard bump, I think just from bumps in the road & slight shifting.
The problem is that the glue connecting the magnet to the top plate breaks down over time. If you don't move the speakers, the magnetic force keeps everything in alignment. A few bumps, however, and the magnet can shift against the top plate. Since the magnet is still glued to the pole plate, this pushes the pole plate against the voice coil & pins the voice coil to the edge of the top plate.
Here's a diagram so you can see what I mean (borrowed, interestingly enough, from a manufacturer of speaker adhesives...)
The thing is, this doesn't really damage any part of the speaker as long as the bump isn't hard enough to damage the voice coil--it's just as good, except now it's in pieces. (I separated this myself, but I've heard of them getting knocked completely off--since it's a pretty strong magnet, seems like this would take quite a jolt.)
Here's the speaker (that grayish powder on the top plate is what used to be the adhesive)
Anyone got any thoughts on putting things back together? Alignment is obviously the problem--but if there's a way to fix it would be nice to avoid dropping $200 for a new set of drivers...
As far as avoiding the problem in the first place, I bet that a bead of adhesive where the magnet and top plate meet would prevent.
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Welcome to the forum and great first post. I don't know of anyway to repair your problem, but maybe one of these other good folks might.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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How many of your drivers were affected?2004 IASCA Spring Break Nationals Champion - Amateur Street
2003 IASCA World Finals Runner Up - Amateur Street
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I haven't gotten the other speaker out yet, been put away since I moved--I think at least one of those is broken, so either 3 or all 4, sadly. Been playing with it this morning, and there may be a way to fix--the clearance isn't quite as tight as I thought--the relevant distance is the outer diameter of voice coil against the hole in the top plate, not voice coil vs. pole piece.
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It is officially ready for the garbage.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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ebay is a good place to shop for replacement drivers,usually cost less than new Polk replacements...but,how much "life" is left in them is just a guess.
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stretch the account and go NEW
