New midwoofer - availability?

Tyson · « **on:** 4 Feb 2005, 05:21 pm »

Just trying to determine when these are going to be shipping out to us. Any word? Brian?

Brian Cheney · « **Reply #1 on:** 4 Feb 2005, 05:31 pm »

Still waiting on metal parts. Should be here and assembled by mid month.

Tyson · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Feb 2005, 07:05 am »

Sorry to be a pain, but any updates? I know it's not mid month quite yet, but I've done the PR vitrifying and the tuning of my 40's is way out of whack now. I don't want to re-tune until I get the new woofs, so you can see why I'm jonesing for the upgrade....

JoshK · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 Feb 2005, 04:49 pm »

My FST upgrade was being held to ship with the MW, so I am jonesin too.

Tyson · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Feb 2005, 05:47 pm »

Brian,
Any word on the new midwoofers?

Brian Cheney · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 Feb 2005, 05:59 pm »

Nrew midwoofers are on their way, should arrive Monday.

Tyson · « **Reply #6 on:** 17 Feb 2005, 06:11 pm »

Excellent, I'll look for it on Monday. Thanks!

Tyson · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 07:15 am »

No woofers yet

Did you mean that the woofers would be here (at my house) on this past monday, or that they would be there (at VMPS) on monday?

Marbles · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 01:07 pm »

My midwoofers shipped Monday. They should arrive tomorrow, Thursday.

ctviggen · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 02:27 pm »

Let us know how hard/easy they are to install and any caveats.

Marbles · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 02:37 pm »

I'm sure the woofers will be a peace of cake.

It's the caps that might be a PITA. I hope I don't have to take off the base and passive to fit my hands/solder iron in the cabinet to hook them up right.

ctviggen · « **Reply #11 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 02:42 pm »

Ah, the caps. I forgot about those. My soldering iron isn't the best -- It's one of those cheap 40W varieties that takes forever to heat up. It should be interesting to open the inside of the RM40s and see what's in there.

JoshK · « **Reply #12 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 02:55 pm »

Quote from: Marbles

It's the caps that might be a PITA. I hope I don't have to take off the base and passive to fit my hands/solder iron in the cabinet to hook them up right.

I don't see how else you are going to be able to get at the passive network.

40w cheapo soldering iron is typically good enough for such types of network soldering, its circuit boards where they are a PITA to use.

Marbles · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 03:00 pm »

I was hoping just to go through the woofer hole.....

JoshK · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 03:01 pm »

That may work, don't know.

woodsyi · « **Reply #15 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 03:31 pm »

You may be able to do everything through the bass woofer hole. Here is a couple of pictures I took through the bass woofer hole. The pictures are from my old cabinet. You can see the top of the passive radiator.

http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/modules.php?set_albumName=albur97&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

zybar · « **Reply #16 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 03:50 pm »

I was able to solder caps via the woofer hole.

George

Corbin Johnson · « **Reply #17 on:** 23 Feb 2005, 09:53 pm »

For me, the base and passive was easy and quick to remove and worth the few extra minutes of time to have the additional access and space to work on the caps. Now I can't wait to do it all again with the new woofer upgrade!

Marbles · « **Reply #18 on:** 24 Feb 2005, 11:35 pm »

You do have to take off the passives AND the lower bass woofer to do it.

Once you glue in the caps, it is very easy to solder them in place.

I only have one done, as there is conflicting info on the second set of caps and I'm not sure which way is "positive" on them.

I'm awaiting word from BC.

The base and passives were very easy to take off this time, because I had broken the seal on them a week ago.

I have the black oak color and it is regular oak that they paint. The basses were literally painted on...

Tyson · « **Reply #19 on:** 24 Feb 2005, 11:50 pm »

Did you vitrify the PR's while you were in there? If not, I highly recommend doing it....