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Inductor repair?

NotSure

NotSure

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I have a crossover that tore from its glue during shipping. There are two inductors in it (one iron and one air core), and both have unravelled half a turn to a turn. Do I need to rewind them? Do they need to be glued in place? Does anyone recommend something like liquid nails or an epoxy to glue them back in place? While gluing, does the wire need to be under any tension?
 
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NotSure said:
I have a crossover that tore from its glue during shipping. There are two inductors in it (one iron and one air core), and both have unravelled half a turn to a turn. Do I need to rewind them? Do they need to be glued in place? Does anyone recommend something like liquid nails or an epoxy to glue them back in place? While gluing, does the wire need to be under any tension?
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I'm not a X-over expert, so others may weigh in w/ better advice.

Looking at the inductors in the X-over that I'm recapping, I see the coils neatly layered and covered by a piece of tape....maybe a coating of lacquer to hold them together. I would just re-layer the wire and add a dab of 5 min epoxy where it ends on the coil, or just wrap with a turn or two of electrician's tape. No real tension should be needed, other then to keep the wire in place until the epoxy hardens...or you finish wrapping.

If the speakers are 20+ years old, it might be an opportune time to re-cap them as well. Made a significant improvement in my Wharfedale W-60E's.
 
just re-ravel the loose bit and use anything at all to hold it in place. Wax, glue, tape, string, a bandaid, some bubblegum, anything nonmetallic really.
 
Although a slightly unraveled inductor looks messy, I doubt it would have any effect on the overall resistance, as the signal still has to travel through the same amount of wire.
 
, I doubt it would have any effect on the overall resistance
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Not a resistance issue..Its a reactance issue.Just neatly as possible, rewind and secure with epooxy as state earlier.:yes:
 
Thanks for the help everyone... I don't have 5 minute epoxy, but I think I can secure it until araldite sets.
 
Harvey/ Ga said:
If the speakers are 20+ years old, it might be an opportune time to re-cap them as well. Made a significant improvement in my Wharfedale W-60E's.
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I already have the new caps. As soon as I get 30 minutes to myself, they are going in :yes:
 
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