At this particular club I'm "forced" (if I want to use the house snake) to mix in a "crow's nest" sort of thing elevated above the crowd and beside the DJ. There is no where to run my snake easily at this place, it's all circulation around the dance floor. I'd have to hang it and there's ton's of DJ lights in the ceiling.
It takes a while getting used to hearing the band out of context (all high end, the crow's nest is a bass nulifier)and I power the crap out of my boxes. Always have, probably always will. I lose fewer drivers to overpowering than to clipping. This is my first Lab 12" failure. Not bad for a 15 month run.
When I walked the floor at the beginning of the fist set it was readily apparent I had too much low end going. I was working on the kick and that Midas EQ is quick off center. I heard it slap, but it has slapped before without damage. Not this time.
I suppose I couldn't hear the magnitude of the slap at this club. Luckily, I shut it down before the other 12" got hurt.
The GOOD NEWS is LoudspeakersPlus got me a recone kit for about $40.00. Thanks guys. I had it reconed in under an hour and I'm back in the game. I could almost throw a kit, some CA and accelerator, and a scraper in my Tech box for field repair. But I'll just carry a spare driver instead. I have to say that using speaker clamps instead of TEE nuts/machine screws helps in changing out drivers. See pic.
I'm gonna set the limiter to let the amp just swing 50 volts and get a preset loaded on the 260 titled "1Lab/side".
Hope I've passed along some useful info to every one.
Thanks to everybody who posted. I love this place.
Slam on!
Dan o:)