S45-2's woofer magnets

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jclabburn (archived2)
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Posted May 3, 2016 at 10:15 GMT
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Hi All,

One of my S45-2's has developed the dreaded 'seized woofer' issue as the magnet has separated. 

I can find a few really good discussions about this but only one hands on remedy (the excellent post about using a CD case and various other bits to reposition things before re-fixing).

Doe anyone have any more info or step by step guides for the fixing process please? I would love to know the detail of things before I jump in there and get my hands dirty. 

Lastly... is it really a repair job? Some have said that replacement is the best option. 

Many thanks for assistance!

Jonathan,

HELSINKI

 

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Bristol603 (archived2)
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Posted May 3, 2016 at 19:38 GMT
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I am sorry to say that I believe you will struggle to find a replacement S45-2 woofer other than cannibalising another working speaker. I have done this repair and it was fine. Take your time and enjoy bring it back to life. Good luck.

PS - it may be advisable to apply some prophylactic epoxy glue around the magnet on your surviving woofer to stop it also slipping.

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Bristol603 (archived2)
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Posted May 3, 2016 at 19:38 GMT
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I am sorry to say that I believe you will struggle to find a replacement S45-2 woofer other than cannibalising another working speaker. I have done this repair and it was fine. Take your time and enjoy bring it back to life. Good luck.

PS - it may be advisable to apply some prophylactic epoxy glue around the magnet on your surviving woofer to stop it also slipping.

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jclabburn (archived2)
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Posted May 4, 2016 at 09:58 GMT
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Hi and thanks for the reply Mr Bristol!

 

Can you give me any tips int he repair and do you have any photos of the process please? I am pretty technically proficient but realise that this is a fine tolerance exercise where permanent damage might be a result.

Any step by step guides would be a great help.

Cheers,

Jono

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