Hey Matt,
i'll give you a call tomorrow. Busy with the car.
I would soak it as well, but I wouldn't hold out much hope.
Gads, looks like it was underwater!
Ron
Hey Matt,
i'll give you a call tomorrow. Busy with the car.
I would soak it as well, but I wouldn't hold out much hope.
Gads, looks like it was underwater!
Ron
Enjoying Altec Speakers since 1972
The rusty face will clean-up with a brass wire brush and some hand-sanding.
If there are no broken-off threads in the screw holes these holes can be cleaned using a re-tapping tool(best) or a correct size screw.
Light rust in the voice-coil gap can be lightly honed with a piece of folded fine wet-or-dry emery paper.
Blown air to clean away the removed material.
Apply WD40, or similar, and let dry.
Check VC gap and clean with folded sticky tape.
You may be able to get the Tangerine Phase Plug off by levering it gently.
Opinion is only as valid as its verifiable supporting evidence.
I'd toss it, or shelve it as a reminder that they're not waterproof.
It's too deeply pitted, will be missing too much metal after all the bad is removed.
With a little thrifty shopping, you should be able to pick up a clean 802G/808B body for less than GPA is going to charge you for a new front plate. I suspect the polepiece under the phase plug is probably ruined as well.
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