Rubber Feet OA12

[gperks]

Hi

I am restoring an OA12 and on one speaker I am missing 3 rubber feet. How do i acquire them or where can i buy them? Are they still being made ?

regards Geoff

[Martin Dellstig]

Hi!

Sorry to tell you that the rubberfeet are not in production.

You need to make new feet for the speaker.

One method is to use a rubbe-hose (same type that is used in gas-pumps).

Best regards

Martin

[gperks]

Thanks Martin, I have a few ideas I think i will make do. Could I ask on e more question ..... what sort of Glue is used on the base, unfortunately the when i was pulling the speaker out of the packing case and the base lifted right out of the enclosure. Any suggestions ?

regards Geoff

[Martin Dellstig]

Hi !

Of course you are free to ask as many questions as you like.

I´m just sorry to say I didn´t understand what came lose from what.

Please explain what the problem was and I´ll try to help you, or someone else will, there are a lot of experienced people here at CarlssonPlanet.

Best regards

Martin

[gperks]

Thanks Martin, sorry i wasn't clear enough. The speaker was packed upside down in the case so i had to grab the base of the enclosure, the plastic molded base with the port in it, the glue gave out and the base came away from the bottom. Normally this is all sealed and glued and as per Carlsson Planet instructions.....

"The old terminals are today usually gravely oxidised and in bad shape. Therefore they should be replaced by new goldplated binding posts fitted to the bottom of the cabinet. It is not possible though to reach the inside of the speaker at the bottom, as the base of the speaker is an integrated part of the design and thus cannot be removed. And from the upside you cannot reach the bass either, due to the reinforcement sections. Instead you have to take the lead out through the bass-reflex tube to the new binding posts. Done this way the new binding posts are not visible from the front and hence the original design is very little affected." ........

unfortunately I need to re seal the bottom so what sort of glue would I use ..... PVA or epoxy... ?

or should I work on the other enclosure and free the other base and then drill a hole for binding posts ? What do you think ?

regards Geoff

[asterix]

Hej Martin

Kan du ge mig ett tips på fötter till mina OA-5? Idag sitter det några blanka "pengar" under till . En present från f.d ägaren
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Asterix