CarlssonPlanet

Hi From castors online I got the following answer: We are able to supply the castor with what we call a poly tyre it is not however shown on the website. They are the same as the untyred ones as at http://www.castors-online.co.uk but are priced at an extra 80p per castor and add suffix poly to the c...

Hi to all, I finally did it! I got a parcel from speakerbits, it took just to weeks to travel halfway around the globe. It contained 2 kits 0651k (as recommended by ColesKing, thank you ColesKing) with edges, dustcaps, glue, shims and instructions included. Since last weekend was rainy and cold, it ...

Thank you nagref for the link to google translation page. THis helps quite a lot. B.T.W I have found an other forum with a illustrated story about a renovation of a oa116. For those interested it's http://www.hififorum.nu/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59761 Together with the Google translation one can at...

Yes I have read the renovation section and many more sites. I don't understand swedish and I just want to be sure not to spoil anything during the renovation process. B. t. w. I also ordered the detailed modification instructions but so far I got no reply to my requests from carlssonplanet. I'm not ...

Sounds good. Do I have to replace the rubber seals as well or do I just put the floor back in place after the bass units are reedged? If rubber seals have to be replaced, what products du I need? Are there more rubber parts to be replaced, e. g. speaker suspensions or filter suspensions? I have a lo...

Thank you Coles, this really gives me hope to restore my oa116. Is it difficult to remove the bass unit for repairing? I understand that the bass reflector tube is glued to the floor of the speaker box and the wires to midrange and tweeters are taped to this tube. Can you just take the floor off the...

Thank you Martin for your advice. What about the new Carlsson carlsson B65-oa speaker elements? Can I use them to replace Woofers and Midrange units? HiFiKit tells me, that only 8 Ohm units will be produced in the future. Do I have to modify the OA-116 to use these units? I really appreciate your he...

Frodrak wrote:Replacement for your mid and woofer are hard to find, i would recommend to refoam the edges.

Thank you for the advice. I have never done a refoam job before. Is it difficult to do? What parts do I need and where can I get them? Do you have detailed instructions? I appreciate your advice.

Rony

I live in Switzerland and I'm new to this forum. I bought a pair of sonab oa116 speakers back in 1978. Woofer an midrange units are damaged by now, but the rest is still in good condition, so I want to renovate. Which speaker drivers do you recommend to replace woofer and midrange units? Can you nam...