See through dust caps

[NYListens]

I have a pair of Bose 601s I am in the process of refoaming. The dust caps are heavy see-through cloth and I was wondering if putting a regular cloth dust cap would change the speaker's dynamics. Why they would put these on 602s when the top woofer faces up, makes no sense to me.

 

[Sir.Byrd]

Easy, don't shim, don't worry!
Has worked for me in the past!

 

[NYListens]

Easy, don't shim, don't worry!
Has worked for me in the past!

Too late, I already have. They were so dirty inside I had to take off the dustcap anyway.

 

[Sir.Byrd]

Put the old dust caps back on? Is that not possible?

 

[NYListens]

Put the old dust caps back on? Is that not possible?

No, they are shredded to bits. Bose uses some super-hard adheasive to attach their dustcaps.

 

[Sir.Byrd]

Dayum.
Uhh, I think simply speakers has two types of dust cap.
I'll find the link for you.

 

[Sir.Byrd]

Can't find it, but I know there was somewhere where you could pick out dust caps...

 

[spkrdtr]

The 'see thru' you observe in your original dust cap is their on purpose to help vent the voice coil and keep it from overheating.
Whatever you get for new DC, needs to have approximately the same 'breathability'.

 

[NYListens]

The 'see thru' you observe in your original dust cap is their on purpose to help vent the voice coil and keep it from overheating.
Whatever you get for new DC, needs to have approximately the same 'breathability'.

Thanks, I was afraid of this. Any idea where you can get them?

 

[FredC]

Simply Speakers: http://www.simplyspeakers.com/index.htm

...But I think this is what you're looking for: http://legacysoundservice.com/catalog1/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=1132

Those are for 802/901.. but they can prolly get you the caps for 601.

 

[GordonW]

If you can't find the proper "screen fabric" duscaps elsewhere, PM me... I deal with this all the time.

Regards,
Gordon.

 

[soundmotor]

The 'see thru' you observe in your original dust cap is their on purpose to help vent the voice coil and keep it from overheating.
Whatever you get for new DC, needs to have approximately the same 'breathability'.

Although that might have some effect, the main reason some dustcaps are transparent or "see-through" is usually acoustics related. Hard dustcaps have a signature and transparent ones do not. It comes down to the decision of the designer and whether or not the driver provides the desired result with or without it.