On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:09:28 -0700, Eric F. Richards
wrote:

wrote:

[...] the foam surround
crumbled and fell off the driver.

Well, now I have 6 Minimus-7's, 5 with basically zero foam surround
left and one that's just on the verge of falling into pieces.

I gotta learn how to fix these foam surrounds! Either that or buy some
brand new drivers.

Tim.

Look in your phone book for "speaker repair." The foam disintegrating
happens a lot in dry climates, and if the voice coils aren't too
abraded, they can be replaced by a speaker repair tech.

The voice coils get abraded by using the speaker as the foam is
disintegrating, and they wear against the surrounding magnet and
frame.
It's ozone. The surrounds go to Hell in Houston as well.

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:45:42 GMT, David wrote:

On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:09:28 -0700, Eric F. Richards
wrote:

wrote:

[...] the foam surround
crumbled and fell off the driver.

Well, now I have 6 Minimus-7's, 5 with basically zero foam surround
left and one that's just on the verge of falling into pieces.

I gotta learn how to fix these foam surrounds! Either that or buy some
brand new drivers.

Tim.

Look in your phone book for "speaker repair." The foam disintegrating
happens a lot in dry climates, and if the voice coils aren't too
abraded, they can be replaced by a speaker repair tech.

The voice coils get abraded by using the speaker as the foam is
disintegrating, and they wear against the surrounding magnet and
frame.
It's ozone. The surrounds go to Hell in Houston as well.

Of course in Houston they're two thirds of the way there already. : )

[...] the foam surround
crumbled and fell off the driver.

There are now DIY foam-surround replacement kits
available. Apparently easy enough to market to the
more competent of the general public.