D I Y foam replacement on S120s. Step by step with photo's....... by Andy T

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jandyt (archived)
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Posted August 11, 2007 at 15:04 GMT
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Last week I purchased a pair of Beovox S120s from eBay for just £23. There was no guarantee of condition so I suspected they were sure to have foamrot.
Over the next few weeks/months I am attempting to do my own repair and decided it might be nice to share with other Beoworlders my progress by photographing each stage of the repair. I am sure I will make mistakes or do things in a way that might not be quite right and hopefully others can learn from my errors.

If any mods out there think it's a bad idea to do this thread, speak now or forever hold your piece peace!
You know how carried away I get and as Lee knows, I don't know much about servers etc so don't know whether my photo's clog up the site or not.

Andy T.

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Posted August 11, 2007 at 15:40 GMT
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Now, before I start, I must make it clear to everyone that I am a non technical person and have never done anything like this before.
I know that half way through this thread people will make suggestions and they will be appreciated. However, the underlying theme of this is to see if someone as thick as myself can do a satisfactory job. Hey, if it all goes wrong, it will have cost me a total of £35!

On eBay these were described as 
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jandyt (archived)
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Posted August 11, 2007 at 15:48 GMT
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I knew they were worth repairing so went on eBay and found foam surrounds being sold, 'Buy It Now' by a firm in Holland called Audiofriends. I dealt with a guy called Fred who assured me they would fit S120s. I have told Fred that I am doing this thread on Beoworld and would mention his firm. He was quite happy to let me do this.
I subsequently ordred a pair of surrounds and a little tub of "special" glue. These arrived well packaged in three days or so.
Tomorrow (Sunday) I am going to start the job. Wish me luck🤔

Andy T.

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Posted August 11, 2007 at 16:22 GMT
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Good luck tomorrow!

 

I have been wondering about those kits for a while, I would be interested to know how easy they are to use.

 

Simon 

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Posted August 11, 2007 at 19:48 GMT
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Good luck Andy! Maybe you now need a Beomaster 6000/8000 to power these wonderful speakers when you have finished the refurb?
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Posted August 11, 2007 at 21:16 GMT
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Good luck to you Andy, I think you are bit of a perfectionist so it's going to be some very good speakers 😁 
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jandyt (archived)
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Posted August 12, 2007 at 11:17 GMT
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Thank you all🙂

Now, the first thing is always a good idea do gather together all the things you are likely to need.
I decided to do this on my dining room table on a Wynciette sheet folded many times.
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jandyt (archived)
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Posted August 12, 2007 at 11:23 GMT
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The dimple in the cone had been annoying me since I first saw it, so I decided I would sort that out first.
I applied the brushy bit of the vacuum cleaner to it.  If you do the same and it sucks the whole flippin' cone off  then don't blame me!
It was a calculated risk, I figured the brush hairs would hold the cone back and suck out the dimple.
It worked fine🙂
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jandyt (archived)
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Posted August 12, 2007 at 11:27 GMT
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Down in the depths of six of the eight fret retaining holes is a Phlips screw,
Make sure your screw driver is a good fit, I can't think of a worse place to strip the head of a screw!
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jandyt (archived)
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Posted August 12, 2007 at 11:54 GMT
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I held a magnet onto a thin screw driver to lift the screws out.
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