The exhumation process...

Thought I'd post a few pix of these old 515's exhumed from their "tomb"

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc.../2009/03/8.jpg

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc.../2009/03/9.jpg

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/10.jpg

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/11.jpg



The one surround was damaged I suspect from an impact somewhere along the line. Bill H from GPA advised that I try the old Elmer's and water trick on it, so I did....

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/12.jpg


http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/13.jpg



More on the next post....

The repair, definitely noticeable, but more important to me, now functional...

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/14.jpg

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/15.jpg

The other pristine 515...Note the faint splatter of white screen paint on the cone...True movie stars!...

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/16.jpg

The ancient mummy, as found....

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/17.jpg

Partially cleaned up....

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/18.jpg

The end result....

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/19.jpg

Still more pix coming....

Other markings....

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/20.jpg

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/21.jpg

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/22.jpg

I'll continue to document as I progress....

Hope y'all like....:D

You've had these for awhile..... is the first time you've pulled a driver?

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Originally Posted by Audio_by_Goodwill

You've had these for awhile..... is the first time you've pulled a driver?

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Yeah, at least one of the 515's. Normally the Simplexes hibernate in my garage waiting for an opportunity to strut their stuff. Since I have a fully functional pair and the single with issues, the non-functioning components are stuffed all the way in the back of the pile.

Since I broke out the fully functional pair this weekend, I had a chance to go in and finally pull the pair of woofers that I needed to work on.

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2009/03/23.jpg

The associated 288b also needs work. It has a buzz/distortion in it which I am hoping is just dirt in the diaphragm, but I won't know until I get it apart....