Any tips on getting a dented dust cap out?

[michaels]

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Argggh

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I've read that some people have had success with a vacuum cleaner to try to suck it back into place. I've never had to try it though... and probably never will due to my particular speakers

Last resort, you might be able to get it back out with a pin?

 

[michaels]

Does it affect the sound with it dented?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: michaels
Does it affect the sound with it dented?

Not much (if at all) from what I've read.

 

[spidey07]

Duct tape and a stick.

Wrap duct tape around stick (pencil), leave some sticky side, stick and pull.

done.

Do NOT use a vacuum cleaner. Or you could remove the driver and see if you can push it through from the other side. Depends on the driver though.

 

[Tiamat]

I dont think the sound quality should be affected. If that is the case, put the fabric grills back on and forget about it. if you are bothered by the thought of the dented dust cap (as you would be probably if you knew about a stuck bright pixel on an LCD screen), then supposedly, you can take some tape and try to pull it out that way. Be careful though, a dented woofer should be OK acoustically, but a woofer with a hole would be disastrous!

 

[montypythizzle]

You could use gum too not carefree though because it doesn't stick
Spidey has the right idea, I would think my vacuum cleaner would pull the dust cap OFF!!!

 

[cheesehead]

Pucker up.

The only way I've had any luck at this is by literally sucking the thing out myself.

With larger dustcaps, a dent can cause some undesired resonance, a lot like a whizzer cone. This is a bad thing.

 

[Rubycon]

If the driver has a vented pole piece (most small ones may have them without a screen in place) you can push it back out - albeit gently! - with a small dowel.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

I think you should dent the other one, so they match.

 

[michaels]

Each speaker has 4 woofers and 2 tweeters. I took the speaker out but there is no way to push it out from the back.

 

[cheesehead]

Originally posted by: michaels
Each speaker has 4 woofers and 2 tweeters. I took the speaker out but there is no way to push it out from the back.

Which is why I suggest you suck it out from the front.

Yes, it's embarassing. Yes, it works.