[Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning

[Carl]

I wouldnt consider refusing to replace an original with a modern POS 
into a Zenith Walton, 1000Z, Scott, McMurdo Silver and many others to be 
horn tooting Pete. All it does is markedly destroy the radios value and 
make the owner/seller look like a fool.

Carl
KM1H




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter A Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning


> Whatever toots your horn Carl. I have historical and valuable (at 
> least
> to me) radios too. After I'm gone, I don't really care.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:24:18 -0400 "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> writes:
>> Those of us who own historical or valuable radios prefer the original
>>
>> speaker with a recone.
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Peter A Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
>> To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning
>>
>>
>> > Any speaker that I had that got to the point of deteriorated or
>> > crumbly
>> > paper, I chucked it in the trash, and bought a replacement. With a
>>
>> > little
>> > bit of effort, I've always been able to find a replacement from
>> the
>> > speaker sellers.  I can't see wasting my time and money trying to
>>
>> > recone
>> > a speaker. I have yet to buy a replacement that did not fit or
>> sounded
>> > worse then the original.
>> >
>> > Pete, wa2cwa
>> >
>> >> --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Mike McCarthy, W1NR <lists at w1nr.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I would like some ideas too.  I have two that are beyond being
>> >> "repaired" as the cones on them have aged and deteriorated so
>> much
>> >> they are disintegrating.
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