I just got a really old pair of ESL-63's. They are in pretty bad shape. Most of the stators are unglued from the egg crate. I just re-glued one panel and made a new diaphragm. I used dish soap for the coating. It's not working right though. It sounds like rain. I don't see any arcing, even with the lights off. It makes music. I think maybe the coating is not right. I could use some help. What coating is the best and easiest to use? What should I use to hold the mylar in place? I used double stick tape but it's slipping. Any help appreciated! Thanks.
The original ESL used a soluble nylon as a coating; I don't know about the ESL-63. There was a web site that had a lot of background and details on this, but I can't recall the URL. Do a Google on "Quad ESL coating", and you'll probably find it. The site I'm thinking about had a wonderfully hard-to-read white text on black background.
SY said:
That's right SY, and here's another:
Rob Mackinlay from ER Audio is an expert:
ER Audio
and Sheldon Stokes:
Quad ESL Pages
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