Hello BITOG-ers.
I am reporting in a hack that might be useful to others: use black RTV to repair torn speaker foam.
In my case, it was the built-in subwoofer on am old Dell XPS laptop. It is maybe2 inches in diameter, so is a small speaker.
The surround suspension foam had torn all around the circumference. This was a tear and not full rot. The sound was buzzing and flat typical of this damage. Since this is a subwoofer, it buzzed a lot.
I painted on DAP Black RTV on the damaged surround and let it cure as per instructions. This was an even smear all around the surround. Hard to tell how thick I made it, but it wasn't a thin coating.
The result has adhered well and seems flexy.
The fullness of the sound has returned and there is no buzzing.
In the age of "F Around and Find Out," I wanted to find out, so I F-ed around.
I appreciate any critiques of this.
Clint
I am reporting in a hack that might be useful to others: use black RTV to repair torn speaker foam.
In my case, it was the built-in subwoofer on am old Dell XPS laptop. It is maybe2 inches in diameter, so is a small speaker.
The surround suspension foam had torn all around the circumference. This was a tear and not full rot. The sound was buzzing and flat typical of this damage. Since this is a subwoofer, it buzzed a lot.
I painted on DAP Black RTV on the damaged surround and let it cure as per instructions. This was an even smear all around the surround. Hard to tell how thick I made it, but it wasn't a thin coating.
The result has adhered well and seems flexy.
The fullness of the sound has returned and there is no buzzing.
In the age of "F Around and Find Out," I wanted to find out, so I F-ed around.
I appreciate any critiques of this.
Clint
