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CJHenderson

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Worst looking speaker on the planet
« on: August 02, 2024, 22:32:51 »
I have a speaker that all of the material covering it has deteriorated to just setting my air compressor to 10PSI blew it away with no problem. My question is, can I use an electronic cleaner to clean the dirt of the membrane?
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mdsalemi

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Re: Worst looking speaker on the planet
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2024, 14:30:52 »
If the speaker is THAT deteriorated, why don't you just replace it? No sense wasting any time on something in that condition.
Michael Salemi
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Re: Worst looking speaker on the planet
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2024, 20:20:17 »
Yup, I think you are right I doubt very seriously anything can save it.
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Re: Worst looking speaker on the planet
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2024, 22:27:27 »
The first one I bought during the initial restoration came from Becker AutoSound. The last one I bought about 20 years later came from Authentic Classics. Same original size as the factory OEM model.
Michael Salemi
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Re: Worst looking speaker on the planet
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2024, 22:32:11 »
I bought mine from mbclassics.de along with buying other parts. 
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