On drivers I often see a black sealant used to secure and protect bare wires and terminals, adhere metal screening or other small parts to metal or plastic.
It is quite hard and strong, but appears to be brushed on.
What is it and where can I get some?
Thanks.
It is quite hard and strong, but appears to be brushed on.
What is it and where can I get some?
Thanks.
I have seen stuff of that description used to seal drivers (a PITA to remove) but not for the uses you describe. And i have been thru literally 100s of examples.
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an example is BG Neo drivers. little globs on the terminals and also used to glue on the back plate (which I removed with a sharp chisel)
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Like I said, check out Henry’s roofing cement. It is used for more than just roofs! It is a black plasticized hard drying damping compound.
OK allright fine I'll check it out😉
That stuff is asphalt based isn't it?
That would be my only misgiving.
That stuff is asphalt based isn't it?
That would be my only misgiving.
I suspect we are not dealing with anything intended for roofing short of the bitumen polyurethane resin flashing or perhaps the liquid part of the PMMA systems. An asphalt based product like plastic cement is not what you are looking for and I suspect neither are the acrylic nor silicone products as those are intended to remain pliable.
Acrylic based fabric paint. At art stores, or stores dealing in embroidery and so on. Quite cheap.
Used to repair cloth focal plane shutters in cameras, and also umbrellas.
A drop of Pliobond / rubber solution may work too.
Used to repair cloth focal plane shutters in cameras, and also umbrellas.
A drop of Pliobond / rubber solution may work too.
MG has been around forever.
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/mg-chemicals/8337-55ML/9658010
This site may know all kinds of speaker glue.
https://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-repair-adhesive-mi-2000.htmlhttps://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-repair-adhesives.html
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/mg-chemicals/8337-55ML/9658010
This site may know all kinds of speaker glue.
https://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-repair-adhesive-mi-2000.htmlhttps://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-repair-adhesives.html
If used to fix random light parts, you might very well use some hot glue.
Black or transparent is not the point here.
Personally and to protect against vibration or jumping around in transport I squirt some thick contact cement, basically because I always have tons around, for cabinet tolexing or speaker assembly.
Black or transparent is not the point here.
Personally and to protect against vibration or jumping around in transport I squirt some thick contact cement, basically because I always have tons around, for cabinet tolexing or speaker assembly.
Do you mean the product used to bond the tinsel wire to the surface of the cone? That's the only rock hard material I have come across on drivers except the glue used to bond the vc former to the cone and the spider, but they are not usually black.
I have used this black glue dozens of times, its one I prefer. https://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-repair-adhesive-mi-3035.html they have a clear and the black stuff https://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-repair-adhesive-mi-2000-8oz.html
for surrounds , cones, holding electrical poles, dust caps, to keep wire from flapping against the speaker cone. its great stuff, unlike many many repair glue substitudes, to white lepages., wrong wrong all wrong, junk for speaker repairs.
The beautiful black adhesive dries tough, yet remains a tiny bit pliable to allow minimal flex and movement for high performing cone/surrounds. Once it sets it looks like the vary glue they use at the speaker factories, that seemed like one of the great speaker mystery's to me. I searched high and low trying to find "that black stuff", or a glue that very closely replicates it. Low and behold there is such a place that carries that stuff!!... its called simply speakers - repair kits.
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