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Thread: Speaker Maintenance |
    
Silver Member Username: Myrantz
Post Number: 866
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 03:42 am: |
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I've been told that Armourall (TM) is a good product for helping to preserve the foam and/or rubber speaker surrounds. We had mild to very hot humid weather and no air con and was told this could have a perishing effect on the surround material.
Does anyone agree/disagree with this or know of something that would be a better treatment.
Thanks
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 1706
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 07:24 am: |
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That silicon spray does not mix well with rubber in the long run. The speakers are not exposed to the elements so I wouldn't worry too much about it. |
Bronze Member Username: Claudermilk
Post Number: 50
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 03:31 pm: |
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I wouldn't use ArmorAll on anything I wanted to keep. It's just bad news. |
J. Vigne Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 05:31 pm: |
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RANTZ! Stop rubbing your driver!
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Silver Member Username: Myrantz
Post Number: 877
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 07:17 pm: |
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Okay, thanks all!
J.V. But I am the driver - oh!
Actually I was hoping for your input on this - do you agree with the others? |
barnaby30000 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 08:57 pm: |
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Just had a set of 15's refurbished out of my pioneer cs-d9900. now i've forgotten which wire goes where. without markings on the speaker, how do i determine polarity? the wires to the board are marked + and - but not the speakers |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 1708
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 09:13 pm: |
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get a 1.5v battery. Connect the terminals and observe the movement of the cone, if it moves forward, then the polarity is the same as the way you connected the battery and vice versa. |
barnaby30000 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 09:29 pm: |
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That worked great! I guess I hadn't forgotten after all. Was just worried that after spending $162, I'd screw 'em up. Thanks a lot |
J. Vigne Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 01:10 am: |
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I agree you shouldn't put Armorall on your speakers. Armorall is primarily a UV protectant so unless you put your speaker outside or in the tanning booth with you it will do little of anything that is good. If the surrounds are foam they will eventually fall apart and there is nothing I have seen to stop it from happening. But a simple repair kit will get you back in business. A rubber suround should last for several decades. The surrounds on my 3/5a's are still good and their going on 30 years old. So don't worry, you'll tire of the speakers before they wear out I'll bet.
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Silver Member Username: Myrantz
Post Number: 880
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 02:25 am: |
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Okay, thankyou all. |
