hairfarmer
08-18-2016, 11:43 AM
Hi,
Full disclosure: I'm clueless about older audio tech.
These are the speakers I currently have:
http://sitnsail.com/hairfarm/AltecSpeakers.Unrestored/
I got them from my stepfather about 25 years ago. These are fairly large floor models. The only info I got when removing the speaker cabinet was this code: Altec 416z 1969, (possibly the date
at the end?). It was written on the large 15-inch speaker magnet. They are loud as heck, and have a unattractive, swishy, gold-colored grill on the front. I think the horn is a 511(24") or a 811(18")
The problem: Over the last few years the audio from one of them (on the right side) is beginning to cut out more often. Especially when I first power up the amplifier to play them and also at low volume. If I crank up the volume loud then the audio will sometimes cut back in. Sometimes I have to whack it (like Fonzie on Happy Days) on the side of the cabinet to get it to play again. I took it apart hoping to see a loose wire that I could solder but everything looks OK.
The only part that looks like it has the potential to go bad is this one:
http://sitnsail.com/hairfarm/Otherstuff/20160818_110422.jpg
Not sure what the name of that part is but it controls the frequency on the horn, I think.
Assuming this part is the culprit of my audio problem, can anyone on this board fix this for me if I ship it to them? How Much?
My hand is starting to kill me and will thank you.
Hairfarmer
Full disclosure: I'm clueless about older audio tech.
These are the speakers I currently have:
http://sitnsail.com/hairfarm/AltecSpeakers.Unrestored/
I got them from my stepfather about 25 years ago. These are fairly large floor models. The only info I got when removing the speaker cabinet was this code: Altec 416z 1969, (possibly the date
at the end?). It was written on the large 15-inch speaker magnet. They are loud as heck, and have a unattractive, swishy, gold-colored grill on the front. I think the horn is a 511(24") or a 811(18")
The problem: Over the last few years the audio from one of them (on the right side) is beginning to cut out more often. Especially when I first power up the amplifier to play them and also at low volume. If I crank up the volume loud then the audio will sometimes cut back in. Sometimes I have to whack it (like Fonzie on Happy Days) on the side of the cabinet to get it to play again. I took it apart hoping to see a loose wire that I could solder but everything looks OK.
The only part that looks like it has the potential to go bad is this one:
http://sitnsail.com/hairfarm/Otherstuff/20160818_110422.jpg
Not sure what the name of that part is but it controls the frequency on the horn, I think.
Assuming this part is the culprit of my audio problem, can anyone on this board fix this for me if I ship it to them? How Much?
My hand is starting to kill me and will thank you.
Hairfarmer