Celestion DL8 modding.
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Re: Celestion DL8 modding.
Yes it has a purpose, you can confirm my findings if you wish by listening with and without.
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Re: Celestion DL8 modding.
more info on the glue :At the moment I am changing the black fabric on my speaker covers to white , I have been looking for suitable glue . Bison make a fabric glue that is solvent free . It is thus highly likely that the solvents in the bison glue did for your fabric dust caps and everything else should be okay .
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Re: Celestion DL8 modding.
I'd agree 100% Daniel if it were not for the fact that the dust caps on these Celestions aren't fabric!Daniel Quinn wrote:... It is thus highly likely that the solvents in the bison glue did for your fabric dust caps and everything else should be okay .
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Re: Celestion DL8 modding.
Thanks for that recommendation.Daniel Quinn wrote:more info on the glue :At the moment I am changing the black fabric on my speaker covers to white , I have been looking for suitable glue . Bison make a fabric glue that is solvent free . It is thus highly likely that the solvents in the bison glue did for your fabric dust caps and everything else should be okay .
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Re: Celestion DL8 modding.
2nd and 3rd coats of Bison Kit gone on, 24hrs drying time between each session...
2nd...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6230_zpsfw4efbxu.jpg)
3rd...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6233_zps9mehgmns.jpg)
Whahey!
~ 1/3rd of a 650mL can so far....
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6234_zpsgtq53gwd.jpg)
I've also tidied up the little MDF Tweeter mounts...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6231_zpsnybv2iyt.jpg)
16 off 180mm x 220mm 3mm mild steel sheets ordered and on the way too, its been a busy week so far.
Plastidip question-time, Aerosol or paint-on? There's a few variants of it.
2nd...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6230_zpsfw4efbxu.jpg)
3rd...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6233_zps9mehgmns.jpg)
Whahey!
~ 1/3rd of a 650mL can so far....
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6234_zpsgtq53gwd.jpg)
I've also tidied up the little MDF Tweeter mounts...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6231_zpsnybv2iyt.jpg)
16 off 180mm x 220mm 3mm mild steel sheets ordered and on the way too, its been a busy week so far.
Plastidip question-time, Aerosol or paint-on? There's a few variants of it.
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Re: Celestion DL8 modding.
PlastiDip has come, still waiting for the 16 x steel plates.
I've been busy again fettlin'. I gave the cones a 4th coating of Bison Kit and then left the whole caboodle to dry and set for a few days. In the meantime I made some solid Trespa plates to cover up where the old speaker terminals used to go and fitted airtight speaker binding posts to the rear, nothing fancy.
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6235_zpsmjkd2k5r.jpg)
Then with narrow self adhesive draught excluder I ran a carefully cut border around the outside of each plate to ensure there are no leaks at all from the cabinets, I painstakingly ran a silicone bead all around every cabinet joint on the inside too, very time-consuming but hopefully rewarding in the long run.
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6239_zpsrfz2apde.jpg)
I noticed the old sealing gasket around the mid/bass unit had seen better days and carefully removed all that too and fitted a nice bead of new draught excluder in its place...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6237_zpsbcmn8rbq.jpg)
and...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6238_zpsuin06mhn.jpg)
And then thought, hmmm, I wonder how they sound right now without PlastiDip or steel plates....
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6242_zpsn7n9wut6.jpg)
and...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6243_zps2znr6tsu.jpg)
I've been busy again fettlin'. I gave the cones a 4th coating of Bison Kit and then left the whole caboodle to dry and set for a few days. In the meantime I made some solid Trespa plates to cover up where the old speaker terminals used to go and fitted airtight speaker binding posts to the rear, nothing fancy.
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6235_zpsmjkd2k5r.jpg)
Then with narrow self adhesive draught excluder I ran a carefully cut border around the outside of each plate to ensure there are no leaks at all from the cabinets, I painstakingly ran a silicone bead all around every cabinet joint on the inside too, very time-consuming but hopefully rewarding in the long run.
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6239_zpsrfz2apde.jpg)
I noticed the old sealing gasket around the mid/bass unit had seen better days and carefully removed all that too and fitted a nice bead of new draught excluder in its place...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6237_zpsbcmn8rbq.jpg)
and...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6238_zpsuin06mhn.jpg)
And then thought, hmmm, I wonder how they sound right now without PlastiDip or steel plates....
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6242_zpsn7n9wut6.jpg)
and...
![Image](http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/DL8%20Fettling/CIMG6243_zps2znr6tsu.jpg)
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Re: Celestion DL8 modding.
WELL? ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon/lol.gif)
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Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...The time has gone, The song is over, Thought I'd something more to say...