EV DL 18w driver. Work for folded horn?

[Eddie East]

Hi!

I recently purchased another pair of Cerwin Vega EL36c folded horn subs. One of these needed reconing. I removed the access panel, checked the driver model, and ordered a recone kit. In my haste, I checked the wrong sub.. The other sub was the non-working one and had a different driver. Heh.

I had hoped to use this pair at a upcoming show but don't have any idea what the model of the driver is. It's an EV but I can't find a model number. All I've found is a sticker with 031961 on it.

Anyway, my question.. I have 4 EV TL 3512 subs that came out of a fixed installation. They all have good EV DL18w drivers. I found the specs for these drivers but can't find the specs on the original vega drivers. I'll list the EV specs below. Will they work in a folded horn?

Thanks!

Thiele-Small Parameters (broken in),
fs: 26 Hz
VAS: 553 liters (19.6 ft3)
QES: 0.31
QMS: 7.32
QTS: 0.29
RE: 6.0 ohms
h0: 3.15%
SD: 0.130 m2 (201 in.2)
MMD: 0.130 kg (0.287 lb)
LE: 2.7 mH
CMS: 0.234 mm/N
RMS: 3.50 mechanical ohms
PE(max) (per ANSI/EIA RS-426-A 1980):400 watts
Xmax 2: 5.6 mm (0.22 in.)
Xlim 3: 12.7 mm (0.50 in.)
VD (SD x Xmax): 7.28 liters (0.26 ft3)
Thermal Rise after Power Test: 85 °C (185 °F)
Typical Vented Enclosures (see Typical Enclosure section): 8.0 ft3 tuned to 35 Hz or 12.0 ft3 tuned to 25 Hz

 

[Art Welter]

Re: EV DL 18w driver. Work for folded horn?

Hi!
Anyway, my question.. I have 4 EV TL 3512 subs that came out of a fixed installation. They all have good EV DL18w drivers. I found the specs for these drivers but can't find the specs on the original vega drivers. I'll list the EV specs below. Will they work in a folded horn?

Thanks!

Eddie.

They will work, but the suspension is probably a bit looser than the CV 18", so use a BW24 HP at around 45 Hz to keep them from flapping and clacking below the horn cut off.
They will probably be more sensitive than the CV, so you may need to back them down a bit from your previous settings.