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  1. #1
    Join Date: Nov 2011

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    I'm frank.

    Default Tannoy dust caps

    I know it's a fairly common practice to remove the dust caps or not bother installing them after a recone and was wondering where they all go?
    I'm after a pair of the 4.5 inch nylon mesh ones from the K/DU models(3128/3828 etc).
    The cloth HPD ones are still available from that man on eBay but scrap or mint would do....
    Ta

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    None, nada?

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    When I sold my K3808 project, put them in the cabs for the buyer to use at later point.. Think others just throw them out..

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    I live in hope.

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    There must be numerous types available on the web, I would go for the coarsest mech you can find, and nylon is likely to attenuate HF less than cloth/fibre types.

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    Genuine pair now sorted, thanks.

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    I have heard the opinion that without dust caps you need to blow off compressed air every year to avoid accumulation of dust. Because dust can become a conductor and cause problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kennystone View Post
    I have heard the opinion that without dust caps you need to blow off compressed air every year to avoid accumulation of dust. Because dust can become a conductor and cause problems.
    Not so. Dust will not build up in the voicecoil gap as the oscillations of the cone produce a pumping, bellows like effect blowing air back and forth through the coil area.

    Dust accumulating on the cone surface can be brushed off carefully with a soft paintbrush or makeup brush. Use of compressed air is not a good idea.
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