THIS IS A VIEW UNDERNEATH THE DUSTCAP.  THE VOICE COIL LEADS ARE SOLDERED TO THE SPEAKER TERMINAL LEADS, & ARE FASTENED TO THE CONE WITH THE BLACK GLUE BLOBS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE VOICE COIL. THESE BLOBS ARE OFTEN FOUND HIGHER ON THE CONE.

THERE ARE USUALLY A FEW DIFFERENT THICKNESSES OF SHIM MATERIAL INCLUDED IN OUR KITS, DEPENDING ON YOUR SIZE SPEAKER.  DO NOT USE THE THICKER SHIMS IN ONE PIECE ON SMALLER VOICE COILS AS THEY TEND TO STICK OUT AT THE ENDS AND THEN DISTORT THE VOICE COIL.  IT'S BEST TO CUT THICKER SHIMS INTO NARROW STRIPS ABOUT 5/16" WIDE.

SELECT A COMBINATION OF SHIMS THAT WILL HOLD THE CONE ASSEMBLY CENTERED WHILE ATTACHING THE NEW SURROUNDS.  PLACE THE SHIMS INTO THE GAP BETWEEN THE VOICE COIL FORMER AND THE POLE PIECE. YOUR SHIM(S) SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO BOTH REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE VOICE COIL GAP SO THEY CAN’T FALL IN, AND ALSO EXTEND ABOVE THE FORMER, SO THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO GRAB ONTO, WHEN YOU NEED TO REMOVE THEM.

ADDING MORE STRIPS TO HOLD THE COIL SNUGGLY, WILL ALSO HELP TO HOLD THE CONE AT A SPECIFIC HEIGHT WHEN YOU NEED THE CONE TO STAY UP OR DOWN, SUCH AS WHEN DOING REAR GLUED SURROUNDS.

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