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Old 05-30-07, 06:14 PM   #14 (Link)
 
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Re: Measuring driver excursion


Perhaps 50mm mirrors will become the norm on subwoofer drivers? 25mm Xmax?

The theory is good but the mirror is just too large for normal drivers with conventional dustcaps. A narrow strip of mirror would do but what would it be made of to reflect a narrow beam with any accuracy onto a target? It would require flatness and any flexure would make it impractical. Glass would probably modify the driver's behaviour due to its weight and might be a potential risk if it detached itself. I suppose space blanket foil could be glued to a suitable cone shape. There is a trend towards bowl shaped driver cones with inverted dustcaps so the potential is there to apply a reflective foil directly. Mirror polished aluminium cones are not impossible?


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