[Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning

[Jim Wilhite]

Be sure the speaker is good first before repairing, or for that 
matter reconing.  Carefully put your fingers on the cone near the 
magnet at the bottom.  Press gently to see if the cone will depress 
without binding.  If it does, then you are home free and can do the 
repair.  Sometimes these old speakers loose their fidelity because 
of binding of the cone, which can also cause trouble if one side 
binds and the other doesn't.

Jim/W5JO
----- Original Message ----- 


> n9jcq at aol.com wrote:
>> I noticed a tear in my Halli R48 speaker. Can someone recommend a 
>> place
>> that re-cones that won't break the bank.  I could easily replace 
>> the
>> speaker with an after-market job but the original is stamped with 
>> the
>> hallicrafter logo.  Thanks in advance.
>> Joe, N9JCQ
> If it is just a tear and there isn't a large chunk missing, why 
> not do a
> simple repair yourself.  All you need is a bit of paper towel and 
> some
> glue.  I've done it several times with excellent results and saved 
> a
> bundle of money at the same time.  If you are fussy, you can use 
> ink or
> spray paint to color the paper patch.  An even better patch can be 
> made
> from the cone of a junker speaker.
>
> 73,
>
> -- 
> Ken K4XL
> k4xl at arrl.net
>
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