Post by: Tim Weaver on October 20, 2009, 01:57:58 PM
FYI, it's the buttkicker "concert".
Thanks!
Post by: Dick Rees on October 20, 2009, 01:59:55 PM
Post by: Bennett Prescott on October 20, 2009, 02:22:49 PM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A25184
Post by: Dick Rees on October 20, 2009, 02:30:30 PM
| Bennett Prescott wrote on Tue, 20 October 2009 13:22 |
Sounds like you need a microadjuster. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A25184 |
Also known as a Ford door-post alighment tool.
Post by: Tim Weaver on October 20, 2009, 03:17:13 PM
You were right, Bennett!
I finally got frustrated and used a big flat bladed screwdriver and smacked it with a 2 pound sledge and it popped! FYI, the driver is siliconed inside to both halves of the shell. That was keeping it together. It just took some adjustin'!
Post by: Mike Collatos on October 20, 2009, 03:30:04 PM
Thanks!
Post by: Patrick Campbell on October 20, 2009, 03:50:42 PM
| Mike Collatos wrote on Tue, 20 October 2009 14:30 |
Can you snap a shot of the internals? I wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the inside if you get a chance! Thanks! |
if possible - that would be very cool
Post by: Tim Weaver on October 20, 2009, 06:33:49 PM
This shows where the wiring comes in. The flimsy input springy things broke off. That's the #1 point of failure I've seen in these things. That input should be redesigned.
Hey, check it out! An Eminence label! What we are looking at is two magnets with what appears to be two voice coils inside, placed face to face.
Here is a shot of the end. You can see the weight inside that is covered in cork. You can pretty easily reach in and move it back and forth. It'll move about an inch both directions. I guess the cork is in case it bottoms out against the outer case.
Other end of the weight. N stands for north maybe?
My fix was to solder and shrink wrap a piece of 16/2 to the voice coil leads. I tied a knot into the wire for strain relief. This pic shows how it fits in the original spot where the pushy/springy things went.
Another view of the pigtail.
Sorry for the iPhone pics, but that's what I had handy.....
Post by: Will Enright on October 20, 2009, 10:44:11 PM
I've see these taken apart before as demos at a dealership, I think Buttkicker does that to keep people from pulling them apart on their own.... Anyway, looks like a solid fix and you should enjoy many more years of having your butt kicked.
Post by: Tim Weaver on October 21, 2009, 01:45:23 AM
It gets treated just like the rest of the drum hardware. Don't know why those plastic inputs would get snapped off!
Post by: Joe Brugnoni on October 23, 2009, 02:11:09 PM
Dick you beat me to the punch line