TAD TD401 Damaged during shipping?

[farleybob]

Hi, I had a pair of nice TD401s that I was saving for a project, but I had to sell them in order to buy a second Lansing Iconic for stereo. Both drivers worked perfectly. Anyway, I packed the drivers very well, with each in its own box. I just heard from the buyer who says that one only makes a scratching sound and that the other is totally silent. Would this be the pole piece shifting during shipment? How much of a jolt does it take to knock that out of alignment? Trying to figure out the likelihood of it happening on both. I've never had anything like this happen before.

[Horn Fanatic]

[QUOTE=farleybob;371983]Hi, I had a pair of nice TD401s that I was saving for a project, but I had to sell them in order to buy a second Lansing Iconic for stereo. Both drivers worked perfectly. Anyway, I packed the drivers very well, with each in its own box. I just heard from the buyer who says that one only makes a scratching sound and that the other is totally silent. Would this be the pole piece shifting during shipment? How much of a jolt does it take to knock that out of alignment? Trying to figure out the likelihood of it happening on both. I've never had anything like this happen before. [/QUOTE?

Did you sell them on Ebay? If so, how were they packed, and which shipping company did you use?

[martin2395]

If you tested them before shipping then the buyer is most likely talking rubbish. Even totally out of alignment(locked) and/or with damaged VC/diaphragm they would make sound.

[Tim Rinkerman]

Have the buyer send you pictures of the boxes. Did you bolt the speaker to a piece of heavy plywood? If so, it is totally possible that it took enough of a hit to move the magnet. Sorry to hear about damaged TAD's...

[Lee in Montreal]

Hi, I had a pair of nice TD401s that I was saving for a project, but I had to sell them in order to buy a second Lansing Iconic for stereo. Both drivers worked perfectly. Anyway, I packed the drivers very well, with each in its own box. I just heard from the buyer who says that one only makes a scratching sound and that the other is totally silent. Would this be the pole piece shifting during shipment? How much of a jolt does it take to knock that out of alignment? Trying to figure out the likelihood of it happening on both. I've never had anything like this happen before.

I suspect the seller is trying to play tricks. Has he asked for a partial refund while keeping the drivers? Ask him for pictures of the boxes, reading of the resistance for each driver, etc.

I think it would be in your interest to send the dude a full refund and have a local LH member pick-up the drivers and test them / reship them to you.

Lee

[farleybob]

Hi, I'll ask for photos of the boxes. I asked if the buyer about the packing and he said everything looked ok. I asked about the pole pieces and he said they are still in place and properly centered. He sent a couple of photos of diaphragms. One showing a diaphragm with a broken lead and one showing a diaphragm that was twisted inside its frame (like something had pushed one side forward and pulled one side back). Other than getting whacked by a loose pole piece, I'm trying to figure out how that could happen. It was shipped via FEDEX ground with a ton of bubble wrap (at least 3" all the way around) and enough packing to securely hold the packed driver in place in an 18" box. I messaged through ebay to say that if he ships it back I'll refund payment one I can verify everything is correct.

[Lee in Montreal]

Make sure the drivers he ships back are the ones you sent him ;-) Pretty sure you have plenty of pictures of your drivers... ;-)

Actually, perhaps you can post your pictures and his pictures so that we can check.

Lee