[sparky]

I recently purchased two replacement woofers for A60 Boston Acoustic
speakers. I have never replaced woofers in a speaker cabinet before
and would like some direction as to how to proceed. I have been unable
to find any diagrams or directions to assist me.

To

[Chris Hornbeck]

On 18 Jan 2007 20:46:54 -0800, "sparky" wrote:

I recently purchased two replacement woofers for A60 Boston Acoustic
speakers. I have never replaced woofers in a speaker cabinet before
and would like some direction as to how to proceed. I have been unable
to find any diagrams or directions to assist me.

Turn off the amplifier. Lay each speaker on its back.
Find something to pull the grill cloth off; it's held
in place with velcro tabs.

Now you see the woofer. Remove the several screws holding
it to the box. Put 'em somewhere safe.

Prise gently around the rim of the woofer. Poof! It's
free. Lift; observe wiring color and placement; pull
wiring loose; forget wiring color; go look at other
speaker; write it down; lose the paper.

Figure out what you want to do about the gasket. Did
they include a new one? Good.

Go find your lost wiring color diagram (hint: it's on
a tiny scrap torn off an envelope; if not, you're a pussy).

Plug 'em in, screw 'em down. Enjoy some lovely old speakers.

All good fortune,

Chris Hornbeck
"History consists of truths which in the end turn into lies,
while myth consists of lies which finally turn into truths."
- Jean Cocteau

[Paul Stamler]

"Chris Hornbeck" wrote in message
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Prise gently around the rim of the woofer. Poof! It's
free. Lift; observe wiring color and placement; pull
wiring loose; forget wiring color; go look at other
speaker; write it down; lose the paper.

Often the speaker will have a red dot next to one terminal. If you're lucky,
that's the one the red wire goes to.

Figure out what you want to do about the gasket. Did
they include a new one? Good.

Did they not include one? Then you can make a circle of 3M Strip-Calk around
the woofer hole before installing the new woofer. It's soft window caulk,
and it makes a nice gasket.

Peace,
Paul

[Adrian Tuddenham]

Chris Hornbeck wrote:


Now you see the woofer. Remove the several screws holding
it to the box. Put 'em somewhere safe.

Use exactly the correct screwdriver. It's never worth the risk of
having it slip and go through the cone.

Put the screws down some distance away from the speaker units,
preferably in a closed container. The speaker magnets will attract
loose screws into their innards from some distance away, with
considerable force; and you will only do more damage if you attempt to
pull them free with steel pliers.

For the same reason, put the speakers down on several thicknesses of
clean newspaper. If you don't, and there are any iron filings or small
metal objects embedded in the workbench or floor, they will soon find
their way into your new speakers.


--
~ Adrian Tuddenham ~
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www.poppyrecords.co.uk

[Scott Dorsey]

sparky wrote:
I recently purchased two replacement woofers for A60 Boston Acoustic
speakers. I have never replaced woofers in a speaker cabinet before
and would like some direction as to how to proceed. I have been unable
to find any diagrams or directions to assist me.

Unscrew the old woofer. Pull it out. Look at the new woofer. Move
the leads from the old one to the new one. Screw the new one in.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."