891V repair

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Hello,
I am looking for any suggestions as to how to restore my parent's old
Altec Lansing 891V speakers (1974?). It is evident
that over the years one of the woofers failed and was replaced. The
orignal woofer has a large magnet, the size of a couple of hockey
pucks. Whoever replaced the bad woofer put a far, far smaller and
obviously cheaper woofer in, and it now crackles. I swapped the
woofers and know that the original, "good" woofer still works. So... I
have to assume that after all these years it is impossible to match
the originals, though I do have the orignal part number. The actual
repair is simple, but I don't know what type of woofers to use. Can I
go to a local electronic parts store or is there a way to match the part with the cabinet?
I'd rather pay more to get the proper parts.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Pat

[louped garouv]

what is the original woofer....


you would be suprised what is available on the secondary market sometimes....

[Widly]

The part number is 31063. The same as the 891A.

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I had several emails sent to me, thank you to those who responded. In the interest of sharing information that would be helpful to other less experienced group members that need to find replacement parts for older speakers these specs seem to matter... "look for ones with foam surrounds, 8 ohms, 20-2500Hz response, and designed for sealed boxes ... check cutout size".
The original drivers may eventually end up on eBay (and yes they would probably need some work). Only last week I noticed a set of 891V adjustable crossovers for sale.
Thanks again.
Pat