I have gotten a pair of LT12 "Wolverine" speakers for basically postage. They work but the main cones are shot.
I have found one speaker parts dealer in Australia list the recone kit as being available from a US supplier.
Yet I have yet to find any dealer who lists or has access to any parts for these speakers.
I can't even get a dealer to help me find an equivalent 12" kit (I can salvage the "wizzer" cones) using the information I have about the voice coil, spider, etc., for the speaker.
These are nice speakers to work with and I can't believe there is no way to get them reconed
any idea would be great
I have found one speaker parts dealer in Australia list the recone kit as being available from a US supplier.
Yet I have yet to find any dealer who lists or has access to any parts for these speakers.
I can't even get a dealer to help me find an equivalent 12" kit (I can salvage the "wizzer" cones) using the information I have about the voice coil, spider, etc., for the speaker.
These are nice speakers to work with and I can't believe there is no way to get them reconed
any idea would be great
"Any" speaker can be reconed, but you need very precise measurements to find what fits.
MOST critical by far is the voice coil, did you remove it?
Have you measured it, with precision?
Diameter, winding length,etc.
Those, like all EV voice coils, are made out of edgewound flat wire aluminum, using a general purpose cheap copper roundwire one will give you muffled sound.
So please if measured post your findings here.
A typical EV voice coil diameter is 2 1/2", some 63 mm , easier to find an aftermarket one if others share same size.
Does the tweeter work?
I would be surprised if it does , but not impossible.
That said, the T35 tweeter is popular and well known, so you will find repair kits for it.
Maybe you are lucky with the woofer too.
MOST critical by far is the voice coil, did you remove it?
Have you measured it, with precision?
Diameter, winding length,etc.
Those, like all EV voice coils, are made out of edgewound flat wire aluminum, using a general purpose cheap copper roundwire one will give you muffled sound.
So please if measured post your findings here.
A typical EV voice coil diameter is 2 1/2", some 63 mm , easier to find an aftermarket one if others share same size.
Does the tweeter work?
I would be surprised if it does , but not impossible.
That said, the T35 tweeter is popular and well known, so you will find repair kits for it.
Maybe you are lucky with the woofer too.
While I haven’t received the speakers yet, the pictures show tears in the main cone, usable whizzed cones, and listed as both speakers working
The information I have found list a 2” voice coil, plus some other dimensions. I have found a couple of cones that seem to be candidates but l need to measure the actual depth of the cone.
Hopefully I can salvage the original voice coils
I’ll post my measurements as soon as I get my hands on the units
We have repair shops here who can do it in a couple of days.
They put new cones, new voice coils, set the magnets if out of center, and so on.
They have stock of common materials, and the main thing is experience, they will do a much better job than somebody who is new, and does not have all the materials needed...no offense, I have no idea if you have done this earlier.
Shipping speakers loose is risky, and expensive.
I take them in my car, market where this is done is about 4 km from my house. At least 4 shops are there.
In your area, see if such a service is available.
They put new cones, new voice coils, set the magnets if out of center, and so on.
They have stock of common materials, and the main thing is experience, they will do a much better job than somebody who is new, and does not have all the materials needed...no offense, I have no idea if you have done this earlier.
Shipping speakers loose is risky, and expensive.
I take them in my car, market where this is done is about 4 km from my house. At least 4 shops are there.
In your area, see if such a service is available.