Hey Scott/Nick

[UNIT 6639 0]

I ordered recones for Konaki motors, if you can remember, I have the thread up in the General Fi section, anyway, I was wondering what type of spiders and coils you used in the recones construction.

It looked to me like 3 spiders were used and the coils were copper flatwind. Also would like to find out what you guys would estimate the power handling (rms) of the sub would be with the soft parts you sent me.

They are seeing probably 1200 watts each, which I am sure they can handle fine, I do not plan on upgrading my amp EVER, but I am wondering just out of curiosity what the rms of these things would be.

[NDMstang65 403]

Don't have a copper flatwound coil, it it is a flatwire it's an aluminum coil..

Honestly you shouldn't need anymore then 1200-1300 watts..after that generally your asking for trouble

Thanks!

-Nick

[Fi Car Audio 64]

The coating on the wire is copper colored, but they are definitely aluminum flatwinds.

We used 4 spiders on those, including a flat spider on the bottom to help fight cone rock with the VERY tight gaps that those motors have.

The "cooling" that those motors employ is no better than a standard pole vent. I wouldnt put much more than you currently have to them without fearing for their thermal lives. Mechanically they can take a decent amount more than that.

Thanks,

Scott

[UNIT 6639 0]

Thanks for the quick responses guys, I do not plan to run anymore power to them than I already have, I was just wondering what all went into them.

Looks like you built the recones exactly like I wanted them, they fit my install/amp perfectly, just need to get my gains set right at this point

I did think the coils were copper due to the color, but, what benefit does flatwind aluminum coils give vs regular copper coils?