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<blockquote data-quote="Josh Millward" data-source="post: 202453" data-attributes="member: 970"><p>I'm not sure what the construction is like inside the driver on this unit, but I know some old Altec drivers basically had a wire lead that connected the terminals to each end of the voice coil. It was built in such a way that this piece of solid wire was bent at a 90 degree angle to absorb the diaphragm motion (like tinsel leads on a woofer). Over time the connection would get weak at that 90 degree bend and the wire would break. More than once I have seen guys solder those wires back together to get the show on the road without having to buy replacement diaphragms. </p><p></p><p>I'm just thinking it might be worthwhile to at least look at the diaphragm and see if there is a spot where the wire could be broken but still touching enough to sort of work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josh Millward, post: 202453, member: 970"] I'm not sure what the construction is like inside the driver on this unit, but I know some old Altec drivers basically had a wire lead that connected the terminals to each end of the voice coil. It was built in such a way that this piece of solid wire was bent at a 90 degree angle to absorb the diaphragm motion (like tinsel leads on a woofer). Over time the connection would get weak at that 90 degree bend and the wire would break. More than once I have seen guys solder those wires back together to get the show on the road without having to buy replacement diaphragms. I'm just thinking it might be worthwhile to at least look at the diaphragm and see if there is a spot where the wire could be broken but still touching enough to sort of work. [/QUOTE]
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