Burnt Voice Coil MW6500 and MW6511

I'm still looking for these two MWs to dissect, take measurements, and rebuild voice coils. If you have any laying around, just PM.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    ;)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    Thanks Tony. Now just missing a 6511 to experiment on
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    The Wuhan coils showed early...

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    edited March 2022
    The 6500's defect lies in the baseplate ID being 1.070" whereas all other MWs are at 1.085". There is so little VC to Baseplate clearance that when the suspensions start to sag any little bit, the coil starts rubbing...

    I fixed it by chucking the baseplate in the lathe (it actually ran concentric by @ only 2 thousandths out-of-round) and used a 1/2" boring bar to open it up to 1.086" like all other MWs, to prevent any rubbing in future.

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    Interesting use of latex, it definitely will not spawn offspring now ...

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    edited March 2022
    Besides the baseplate ID being too small from factory. This dust cap is not the light woven open-mesh fabric like other MWs, but a denser, harder felt type fabric. I'd say about 2x the weight of the mesh versions.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    I noticed that mine are very heavy and only a few pinholes when held up to the light. Also, my 7B's have always taken a long time on the leakdown test.
    George / NJ

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    edited March 2022
    So the phase plug mod will eliminate that weight.
    And re-setting their magnet/pole-piece by penlight is a no-go.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    I should've said thick, rather than heavy. They only weigh in at a whopping 0.030 oz. :)
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
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    Crown D150 amp
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    All early mw6500, mw6600 and mw6501 had thicker felt like dust caps. When I finished my SDA 1 signatures and had rings, reglued the cabinet I could get 6-7 second hang time on the passive test. They were tight 😂.
  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    I could glue the cap on inverted. 😁
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    What's the consensus on minimal leak time?
    Since the PR design of these vintage Polks use "fluid coupling", at what frequency is this coupling no longer effective?
    My point is, seeing how Polk went to a very light, air-permissive dust cap would be indicative that only cabinet and gasket sealing is more important than the voice coil gap itself where air flows back and forth.

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    edited March 2022
    Coil rebuild pics because it did happen...

    Main objectives are to ensure the voice coil wire winds protrude past base plate only 1/8" while spider sits in a flat plane. This is because the coil winding length is 0.50", the base plate is 0.25" thick. At spider relaxed position, this allows even/central placement of coil on forward and aft excursions....

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    Make sure wire leads are positioned evenly next to old ones...

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    I used a 25.5 ID coil on this rebuild, so .020" centering shims are needed. If you use a 26mm ID coil, you'll need 0.010" shims while glue sets up...

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    There are other variables that could be involved with the more open dust caps. One could be heat.
  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    Will you need to turn down the pole piece shaft to fit this Wuhan coil with sufficient clearance? I'm thinking that if you went with a one piece (or shrink fit 2 pc.) pole piece made out of a low carbon steel you might be able to get back any BL you may have lost by going with a larger air gap than stock, which was admittedly super close fitting.

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    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Crown D150 amp
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    iFi nano iDSD DAC
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    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    I've already turned down the pole piece by .007 extra clearance and reset It. The simple choice is either that, or still have a non-functioning MW6500 due to the sloppy build/suspension of theae early MWs.

    And by accident, I now have an inverted lightweight woven cloth 6500 that functions perfectly.
    I went to glue it on, and adding slight pressure, it inverted, so I just left it as it looks neat.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    edited March 2022
    xschop wrote: »
    I've already turned down the pole piece by .007 extra clearance and reset It. The simple choice is either that, or still have a non-functioning MW6500 due to the sloppy build/suspension of theae early MWs.

    And by accident, I now have an inverted lightweight woven cloth 6500 that functions perfectly.
    I went to glue it on, and adding slight pressure, it inverted, so I just left it as it looks neat.

    Rodger that......so pole piece is now 0.988" (from 0.995")? Since you don't have any early speakers that took the MW6500 are you going to try it in a speaker that takes the MW6510 temporarily, to see how it sounds?

    Oh and what adhesive did you use to secure the VC to cone and spider?
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Crown D150 amp
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    I used Eileens, just as I did for the 6502 that I rebuilt.
    I temp tried it in my 5Bs, functions properly, just isn't crossed over correctly in them.

    I'll karma these off or trade for a set of 16uf Black Dragons lol.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    Thanks for the tutorial and you certainly proved it can be done! :)
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Crown D150 amp
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
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    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    Won't be long, die hard vintage Polkies will have to adopt the Wuhans.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    Let me know if you find some 6.500 DCR, 25.7 mm I.D. ones and I'll buy a bunch.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Crown D150 amp
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    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
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    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    edited March 2022
    xschop wrote: »

    The more I have thought about that, the less feasible I think it would be. It's one thing to do that with an inductor but this is different. I think it is strictly a matter of the number of turns on each layer and the wire gage and composition of the wire they have chosen. Maybe you'd have to basically unwind the wire from the former and start over again so that you have the same length of coil and the same number of turns on each layer. Would probably have to use different magnet wire.

    Is it possible to unwind 5 turns (say) from the outer layer first, and then unwind 5 from the inner? If it is 0.008" dia. wire that would give you a coil length that is only 0.040" shorter in length. It would bring the DCR pretty close, with a *possible* drawback being that it would change the inductance a bit.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Crown D150 amp
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    Stop pontificating, and start purchasing lol.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    Why is it I remember years in the past a discussion about Polk and edge wound voice coils?? ...

    What are those?
  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    Edge wound would be a way of getting more turns in per length of the coil, for the same awg of wire. It would mean the wire was more rectangular in cross section, rather then round.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Crown D150 amp
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    edited March 2022
    Added some black paint aground dust cap. Doing a tone sweep 2k. down to 1, YouTube quality....

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    edited March 2022
    Interesting that without the butyl mat, at loud voulume, they rang around 1500 Hz, quieted down, then again rang @ 500Hz, then quiet all way down to 5 HZ.
    After the butyl mat, all ringing went away at loud volume....

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    @VR3's felts would be an eyesight upgrade to these peeling 6500s...

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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,133
    That is interesting. They didn't ring at 1kHz? I was thinking multiples of 500 Hz maybe.

    I do want to try to remove the cardboard trim rings. Danger will be to not cut or nick the surround in the slightest. An aluminum flashing guard perhaps. I wonder how much glue they used. I guess I will find out.....
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Crown D150 amp
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    It peels off in 1/16" layers. You can scribe across the circumference and peel easily.

    Mind you I'm using the 5B xover that calls for a 4 ohm woofer. It also may be the inner frame foam taking care of 1K Hz?
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