SOLO X motors worthy of customs

[burzendowski 10+ year member]

Hey so i have 2 solo X 12" motors, these are the 3" coil motors.

I was wondering if anyone has any information on the motors, such as how strong they are, quality of the design etc.

I want to build some customs from these motors but am unsure if they are worth rebuilding into 2 18's.

Any information is appreciated

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[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

i know the solo x 18 is one of if not the strongest motors on the market. not sure about the 12 though.

 

[burzendowski 10+ year member]

Ive herd the 18 motor was the strongest i wonder how these compare

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

they will make for some very very nice customs. PSI did one with a SS XxX basket on the motor and it came out with da seqs bro.

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

they will make for some very very nice customs. PSI did one with a SS XxX basket on the motor and it came out with da seqs bro.

you and and kicker are almost as bad as brad and audiopipe.

nut huggers.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

you and and kicker are almost as bad as brad and audiopipe.
nut huggers.

tell you the same thing i told mike. i hug the solo x. not kicker. o an kx amps as well. please o please tell me where i hugged kicker and it wasnt the OPs fault???

 

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you and and kicker are almost as bad as brad and audiopipe.
nut huggers.

worst part is that i answered the OPs question ABOUT A KICKER PRODUCT. and i am still called a hugger. da fuqq

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

tell you the same thing i told mike. i hug the solo x. not kicker. o an kx amps as well. please o please tell me where i hugged kicker and it wasnt the OPs fault??? 

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worst part is that i answered the OPs question ABOUT A KICKER PRODUCT. and i am still called a hugger. da fuqq

Just admit that you're a hugger and this will all go away.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

could you give me a measurment of the pole od and top plate id so i have a idea of the gap?

the solox 18" is FAR from having the strongest motor out there...

 

[burzendowski 10+ year member]

I have no way of measuring....

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

could you give me a measurment of the pole od and top plate id so i have a idea of the gap?
the solox 18" is FAR from having the strongest motor out there...

Question for you, at what point does increasing the thickness and diameter of the magnet come to a point of diminishing returns? I realize you can only really make generalizations, but a ballpark and a little technical explanation would be awesome.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

i know the solo x 18 is one of if not the strongest motors on the market. not sure about the 12 though.

You should actually be familiar if not use more subwoofers in you life before making such a statement.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

tell you the same thing i told mike. i hug the solo x. not kicker. o an kx amps as well. please o please tell me where i hugged kicker and it wasnt the OPs fault???

Which makes little sense considering better can be had for half the price. Just sayin'.

...but yeah OP, motors are pretty nice. I'm sure you could build some nice frankenwoofers out of 'em.

 

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You should actually be familiar if not use more subwoofers in you life before making such a statement.

Spider Monkey must have told him that.

 

[ahole-ic]

Question for you, at what point does increasing the thickness and diameter of the magnet come to a point of diminishing returns? I realize you can only really make generalizations, but a ballpark and a little technical explanation would be awesome.

With a standard ferrite woofer, the magnets are providing the magnetism to the top plate. The top plate can only be saturated with so much flux. So the real answer is "when the top plate is fully saturated, adding more magnets is of no or little advantage". The challenge after that is to alleviate stray flux from the gap so that as much motor strength as possible is not wasted.

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

With a standard ferrite woofer, the magnets are providing the magnetism to the top plate. The top plate can only be saturated with so much flux. So the real answer is "when the top plate is fully saturated, adding more magnets is of no or little advantage". The challenge after that is to alleviate stray flux from the gap so that as much motor strength as possible is not wasted.

I see, and I assume the larger the top plate, the more you can saturate it?

Does the bottom plate play any role on motor force?

 

[ahole-ic]

I see, and I assume the larger the top plate, the more you can saturate it?
Does the bottom plate play any role on motor force?

The bottom plate is also the pole piece. Of course this plays a role. The larger the top plate the more it can be saturated but the coil is only so large. So depending on the motor style used, it may actually hurt.