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Thread: surround issues with Altec 515A

  1. 06-15-2005, 08:54 AM #1
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    surround issues with Altec 515A

    it htink it is a 515A, anyway......

    got a pair of A7 cabinets with 515A,s as a trade for a pair of Altec 1590 series amps.......

    one of the 515,s has a small surround separation from the cone with a minor (less than 1/4") tear into the surround....

    what is the most economical way to fix this? how about doing it "right"?

    will post pics as soon as i find my camera
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  2. 06-15-2005, 10:07 AM #2
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    should this be in technical help instead of off topic....

    thay are after all "lansing" just not JBL
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  3. 06-15-2005, 11:28 AM #3
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    Sure it should be in Tech; Is it possible to use crazy glue on the edges of the tear?, if not, how about rubberized cement from the back.

    As for doing it right, re-surround.
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  4. 06-15-2005, 11:33 AM #4
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    Even though there are more JBL posts, this is the Lansing Heritage site and last time I checked Altec was also part of that heritage.

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  5. 06-15-2005, 11:47 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget
    Even though there are more JBL posts, this is the Lansing Heritage site and last time I checked Altec was also part of that heritage.

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    yeah I had that thought after I posted, but too late at that point.......

    I'll just have to remember for next time....

    superglue, Huh? Probably should use the gel kind????
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  6. 06-15-2005, 11:55 AM #6
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    Super glue might work... I guess it depends on exactly where the tear is. Super glue is not at all flexible. You should post the pic and see what the reconers suggest.

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  7. 06-15-2005, 12:11 PM #7
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    I did some repair on my 2215's surrounds 4-5 years ago. They were rotting.


    To repair i used some glue i got from my ex-wife that was made for glueing cloth. It was a little flexible, and I could wait a few years before an accident had me recone them.

    EDIT: The glue was blank / invisible
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    What I have done

    It may not be correct but I used a very thin layer of silicone on the back of the driver. It worked very well for me. It was an le14h-1
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  9. 06-15-2005, 12:18 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by yggdrasil
    EDIT: The glue was blank / invisible
    With all due respect... and I mean that sincerely as your command of English is quite good... this made me laugh.

    We would call the blank glue, "clear".

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  10. 06-15-2005, 12:21 PM #10
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    or to use a sometimes audio related term... 'transparent'


    thanks for all the tips -- I will find that camera and get some pics up soon.....
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  11. 06-15-2005, 12:23 PM #11
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    Yeah, but I really like blank... I think I'll start using it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget
    With all due respect... and I mean that sincerely as your command of English is quite good... this made me laugh.

    We would call the blank glue, "clear".

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    If I can be of any assitance with a little or whatever
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget
    Yeah, but I really like blank... I think I'll start using it.

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    people will be like when you say "that has to be the most blank system I have ever heard.... just blank"
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  14. 06-15-2005, 12:34 PM #14
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    er uhmm

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget
    Yeah, but I really like blank... I think I'll start using it.

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    That's a really err... um... blank system you have there

    Sounds good to me!

    Sorry VERY
    Last edited by JuniorJBL; 06-15-2005 at 12:35 PM. Reason: um...
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    BTW it is blank in Norwegian....
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