so today decided to finally take out one of my subs to find out why it isnt working..
found that the wire from the connect bit to the cone of the sub is broken is their any chance that i can get this fixed? re soldured? or done professional??
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8333/23062009003.jpg

Its the wire on the left. sorry if i havent described it right dont know how else too. haha also sorry about bad quality phone picture.. i get my kc910 back soon whoop..

i would think you could just do a home solder job, or put a new bit of wire in?

Soldering that back on yourself should be ok, just make sure its a solid solder connection as it goes without saying it moves a lot. If your not confident with a soldering iron get someone who is to do it.

yeahh all good my brother will be doing it for me! haha
hopefully it works, cos i have two of em, and cant find one anywhere to replace it..

lol Replace both !

OR Alternatively design a Single Chambered Enclosure and use it as a Passive radiator....

What Sort of sub is it.... looks like an Old MTX Cast ????

ahah yeah if i cant fix this one ill be looking at replacing both.. they were decent subs though so dont really wanna..

it was an earthquake DBX-15DR http://cgi.ebay.com/2-EARTHQUAKE-DBX-15DR-CAR-STEREO-SUBWOOFERS_W0QQitemZ230351177792QQcmdZViewItemQQpt ZCar_Subwoofers_Enclosures?hash=item35a2000840&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1234%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 These bad boys..

That is caused by over excursion or clipping from the amp. Either way you should address that before you proceed.

That is caused by over excursion or clipping from the amp. Either way you should address that before you proceed.

not a worry thanks man. thats what the guy at autobarn told me, so yeah am thinking about getting a mono block to change too..
at the moment im runnning a 2 chan amp at 760watts, what kinda of mono block should i be looking at changing too??
thier both 800watt subs...

Need to know if your woofers are the normal 4 ohm single coils or do you have a DVC version of the sub?

Try and look for WRMS figures as this is a much more accurate way to get the right amp to the right sub. :D

This more than likely is not a problem with your amp. More so your tune, and just abuse.

As for if its repairable - kinda, thats the tinsel lead. You have actually snapped the wire itself, I reckon you can resolder it, and within a week it will break again. Solder is not really great in area's that need to flex.

Problem will be that the solder will go as far as the heat you apply to the tinsel lead takes it. Which means around 1cm on eitherside of the break will become solid.

So that tinsel will have less flex, meaning you push it and it will snap further out, or on the otherside of the cone.

You could always try the speaker hospital, but im pretty sure Dave will say you need a re-cone kit to go along with that.

Need to know if your woofers are the normal 4 ohm single coils or do you have a DVC version of the sub?

Try and look for WRMS figures as this is a much more accurate way to get the right amp to the right sub. :D

Always have tried to find the RMS of the subs although never been able to find it. ive gone though the manual, and even looked on the net and they dont mention the RMS at all... pain in the ass..
Will look at the ohm later and let ya know.


This more than likely is not a problem with your amp. More so your tune, and just abuse.

As for if its repairable - kinda, thats the tinsel lead. You have actually snapped the wire itself, I reckon you can resolder it, and within a week it will break again. Solder is not really great in area's that need to flex.

Problem will be that the solder will go as far as the heat you apply to the tinsel lead takes it. Which means around 1cm on eitherside of the break will become solid.

So that tinsel will have less flex, meaning you push it and it will snap further out, or on the otherside of the cone.

You could always try the speaker hospital, but im pretty sure Dave will say you need a re-cone kit to go along with that.

Whats the speaker hospital? ill get my brother to have a go at soldering it back on, if that done work then i may seek out this speaker hospital that you talk about.. where is it??

Says " 1500wmax/500w rms, 2 ohm dvc 15" cast subwoofer" On that ebay page that you linked before....

Says " 1500wmax/500w rms, 2 ohm dvc 15" cast subwoofer" On that ebay page that you linked before....

yeah for some reason mine say 800watts on the magnet, although its the same model number of the ebay ones?
stupid americans.

Im pretty certain to repair properly its a re-cone, which unless you can get a re-cone kit, is not very likely speaker hospital can do much....

I'd take it there first, before attempting to repair yourself.

http://www.speakerhospital.com.au/