Have a couple extra 6.5" drivers; how is the best way to store them?

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Luger
Luger Posts: 8
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I have a couple of extra 6.5" Polk drivers; how is the best way to store them?
Thanks, Lou
Marantz PM8004
Marantz SA8004
Marantz NA 6004
Polk SDA 2
Polk SDA 2A
Kef C95
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  • JPete
    JPete Posts: 295
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    Mine are in boxes in a closet.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    Voice coil in a vertical orientation.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,576
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    I zip tie mine face to face and store in a box.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,030
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    In the oven so the coils won't freeze up

    But yes, you want the cone parallel to the surface, it off the way of dust
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • delkal
    delkal Posts: 764
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    If you have 2 drivers find some 1/2-3/4 inch long screw spacers (or cut your own out of some tube). Screw both speakers together with some small bolts with the 4 spacers in between.

    The spacers keep the cones from rubbing together and will protect it better. Its not fun unpacking speakers and seeing the dust cap crunched in.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,799
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    FestYboy wrote: »
    Voice coil in a vertical orientation.

    Why?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    F1nut wrote: »
    FestYboy wrote: »
    Voice coil in a vertical orientation.

    Why?

    Long term storage can cause spider/surround sag. With coil in vertical position, spider and surround is evenly pulled on throughout the circumference. If coil is in horizontal position, there is potential for the spider/surround to droop or twist and therefore allow the coil to contact the pole and rub once put back in use. Granted, spinning the speaker 180 will typically resolve that once installed.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,799
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    Arty my man, you have vertical and horizontal reversed.
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    I suppose it's a matter of perspective...
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,799
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    Ok, let's put it this way. The drivers should be stored in the horizontal position.
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
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    With the magnet facing up, and six months later have the magnet facing down.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    F1nut wrote: »
    Ok, let's put it this way. The drivers should be stored in the horizontal position.

    To me, that sounds like they are in the same position as when mounted in the enclosure. The cone moves in a horizontal* direction.

    Edit: * when mounted normally.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,799
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    The drivers are mounted in the vertical position. When a driver is sitting on its magnet it is in the horizontal position.

    The driver moves in and out.
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    We're getting into semantics... We both agree on the orientation of said driver regardless of the term used. Yes?
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
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    LOL. This is the Internet. You are either right or wrong. :)
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,099
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    With the magnet facing up, and six months later have the magnet facing down.

    So you turn them every six months?
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  • F1nut
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    FestYboy wrote: »
    We're getting into semantics... We both agree on the orientation of said driver regardless of the term used. Yes?

    Arty, I say this respectfully, it's not semantics. By saying a mounted driver is horizontal when in reality it is vertical is bound to cause someone confusion. Therefore, I think it is imperative to use the proper term. B)
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,684
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    One time I saw an accident where a car flipped over. The driver had been thrown from the car and he was horizontal in the middle of the road.
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  • ptrooper
    ptrooper Posts: 501
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    I believe Its mind over matter ,if you don't mind it don't matter, when made they should be held firmly in their correct position unless previously damaged or some kind of external force pushing them off centre and lets not forget the way they are mouted in their speaker enclosures for their entire life . I would be inclined to lay them on their back ie magnet down after glueing them !
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    Based on driver motion....

    One doesn't jump horizontally, nor run vertically unless the plane of reference is perpendicular to the observer (i.e. running up a wall).

    Add on Atmos speakers (ones placed on top of the existing L & R mains) are faced vertically in accordance to their driver motion and desired sound projection. B)

    Semantics... :*

    I can see this debate potentially having the same outcome of the great "SDA effect" argument ;)



    Anywho: place the driver on a flat (horizontal) surface on it's magnet, or on it's cone. If on it's cone, use a spacer so that the surround doesn't contact the surface.
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  • delkal
    delkal Posts: 764
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    Now I am confused.........Do you store the speakers the same way as they are mounted in the speakers?

    If not. Should you place speakers on their sides for long term storage.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    delkal wrote: »
    Now I am confused.........Do you store the speakers the same way as they are mounted in the speakers?

    If not. Should you place speakers on their sides for long term storage.

    90° from normal orientation. Cone should face the floor or ceiling
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,684
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    ^ exactly!
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  • lawdogg
    lawdogg Posts: 450
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    I would store them vertically.
    <3 my 3.1TLs

    I will fix your shifted magnets for free. :)
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,097
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    Viking64 wrote: »
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    I tried that with Milk-Bones once. When I came home, I was not happy.


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