16-06-2012, 01:13 PM
While waiting for valves, etc. I had a look at the speaker. It checked out fine but looked horrible so I gave the cage a coat of paint and put on a new front seal so it now looks a bit better. The speaker mounting board is a cheap piece of chipboard so I may replace that later once I get the set working. The wood is very soft and when the speaker was originally mounted it pulled the mounting bolts half way through so it might be a source of vibration, etc.
There are two tweeters fitted - I assume electrostatic - and this is the first set I've worked on that features these. They measure well over 120meg resistance - I was wondering if that's OK?
The speaker cloth is two-tone in colour. To me it looks terrible but the brown stripe along the centre is intentional. I'll replace this with something nicer if I go ahead and make a new mounting board.
In general the cab build quality is somewhat inferior to the Grundig 3028 that I did but I'll reserve judgement until I hear the sound. If it sounds good then I'll put up with the poor cab quality.
Next I'll get started on the power supply......
Cheers, John
There are two tweeters fitted - I assume electrostatic - and this is the first set I've worked on that features these. They measure well over 120meg resistance - I was wondering if that's OK?
The speaker cloth is two-tone in colour. To me it looks terrible but the brown stripe along the centre is intentional. I'll replace this with something nicer if I go ahead and make a new mounting board.
In general the cab build quality is somewhat inferior to the Grundig 3028 that I did but I'll reserve judgement until I hear the sound. If it sounds good then I'll put up with the poor cab quality.
Next I'll get started on the power supply......
Cheers, John
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