Infinity 5.25" speaker foam replacement
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- Опубликовано: 27 фев 2013
- I wanted to repair my Infinity center channel speaker that is about 14 years old. The foam wore out around the woofers. So the choice i buy a new center channel for about $300, or buy the $25 refoam kit from SimplySpeakers.com. I went with the refoam kit. I did dot pull the center out and shim and all that. Worked fine just cleaning and gluing on the new foam. But these sleakers are small, so maybe that helps. They seem to stay centered when there was no foam around them.
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Thanks for saving me $. I picked up that pair of 5.25" SL 10 SS 2001 bookshelf speakers for only 45 bucks from an older guy that didn't want to do a re-foam. Spent another 20+ for the refoam kit and voila! they're as good as new.
I'm doing a refoam on a pair of Infinity 5.25" SL 10 SS 2001 bookshelf speakers myself as soon as the refoam kit gets here. Glad I found this video. Thanks for posting it!
Works great! Still going strong. Glad I could rescue my old awesome speakers.
Thanks Bob! I meant the outer plastic ring. I wound up getting it off by using an exacto knife and continually scoring around the edge. Each time the blade would go deeper and eventually loosen the glue.
Wow. Just noticed this issue on mine. Great to see there is a repair kit! Thanks for the video. Need to order the foam kit.
I am about to purchase a reform kit as my old Infinity Sm112 speakers just started a slight vibration.....took the fabric covers off and the foam around the woofers have flacked away...hope this will fix them....
Just to be safe I would remove the center cap and put a plastic sheet between the magnet and the coils, the plastic sheet diameter should be roughly the size of the magnet and it should fit snug
between the coils and magnet. If you pull one side of the cone while gluing you will regret not shimming it.
Could you give me the name and description of that speaker?, somebody gave me that speaker but I don’t know anything about it and I can’t find it, thank you
Where did you buy the repair kit ? I've try to find something similar at Amazon no result. What kind of glue do we have to use for the speakers ?
Hi bobotron. Nice video and nice work. I have the same problem foam with my Infinity center speaker video with 20 years old. I'm looking seller kits in Europe but i cant find it to save the shipping from EEUU, maybe u know some one in europe? Thanks and regards from Barcelona - Spain.
Great vid. I notice that they say not to put the glue on the foam, that it will wrinkle it. Does that mainly apply to the white glue? I see you did it successfully. Did you spread the glue with your finger before putting the surround down? THX
I don't think I spread it out. I'm pretty sure I just flipped it over and pressed it down. But its been a few years so I'm not 100% sure. I didn't have a problem with anything wrinkling.
Why are you using 5.50 foam on 5.25 speakers?
Hi there, great video. I have the exact same center speaker and am about to try the foam replacement. Can you tell me how you got the plastic ring to separate from the speaker itself? I don't want to exert too much force and dramage the ring or the cone. Thanks!
metsjets I'm not sure what you mean. I never removed the plastic center cone. And since it is fairly durable, I think I used alcohol and a small putty knife or scraper to get the last of the old foam ring off the cone surface.
metsjets Oh! You mean the plastic ring that holds the speaker in? I think it is just glued on. Just pry it carefully. Maybe warm it up a little with a hair dryer or something might help.
i have the same problem you did yours a year ago they still working?
Mine still works great!
How did you remove the plastic ring that seals the outer ring of the foam. (Without destroying either :) )
+Alex Berry The plastic ring that covers the edges of the frame? Mine just popped off with a little force. I think it had tabs that snapped on.
I found that it takes some patience remove it from the frame. I used a thin flathead screw driver to pry the plastic cover off by gradually working all around. It has tabs but also it seemed to be glued - possibly from the foam.
What is the model of this speaker? Is it actually a 5.25 or 5.5 speaker? Just want to make sure I get the right kit. I can’t find the model on the speaker anywhere. Thanks .
Elisha Lott I still have mine but I don’t see a number on it. You could measure the diameter and talk to the dealer to double check but I think it was 5.25
bobotron50 I preciate it man.. I hit the site you referenced and they had the 5.25 so that’s most likely what it is I think . Regardless, great video, thanks for the info. Picked one up on eBay and got the shaft. 🤘
What kind of glue you use...
Just the glue that came with the kit.
But good video
You didn't show how you trimmed it
Sorry, I just used regular scissors and trimmed a very small amount. You can see the trimmings on the table at 1:20
Sorry...flaked away
BAD idea gluing both edges of the surround at once like you did. The result was a very uneven attachment on the cone. Your foam surround doesnt follow the old glueline AT ALL in places. You do the attachment to the cone first,...focus like crazy on just that attachment and getting it into a perfect circle. THEN you tackle the attachment to the frame.
actually, I did the same thing as bobotron50 and it works great
Appreciate the video and the desire to help others, but where's the PROOF?!You didn't play any audio through them at the end, to show that your method keeps the voice coils alignment true, and there isn't any rattling.This video is like showing how to rebuild an engine, then not showing it running afterwards!
Sorry dude. I just made the video to help people know the process. Simply Speakers have plenty of videos showing how easy it is to align. Especially on a speaker this small, it centers itself easily.