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AMI E120 jukebox speaker recone
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Well I finally got the jukebox playing correctly picking up the records and playing and returning with no hang ups.
Problem was just did not sound real good.
  Since I had rebuilt the amplifier and rewound the output transformer and installed a new cartridge/needle. I decided to give a try at re-coning the 15"
speaker. The cone had some small holes and the outer part was very thin.
https://imgur.com/Mko627V
https://imgur.com/4LFccHs
  I had to order the parts from three different places due to the odd sizes of the voice coil and spider the is glued to a frame of it's own.
https://imgur.com/uqYWuUp
https://imgur.com/bv2KBy7
  Here is the spider and frame that had to be cleaned up and new one glued on.
https://imgur.com/gTLC0nJ
   https://imgur.com/7O6SVn5
  Above pic is the voice coil , spider, and shim in position for the cone. This took a lot of trial fitting to get the voice coil and spider set to the right height.
https://imgur.com/srtfMkh
  Finally complete. I tested it with my audio generator and just an hor ago had it in the jukebox and sounding soooo much better.
https://imgur.com/y7EW1fB
  I'll post some pictures of the jukebox tomorrow.
#2

That is a really nice job Mike Icon_smile

I don't hold with furniture that talks.
#3

Thanks Ed there was way more to it but I tried to just hit the main points of the re cone.
#4

Here is a few pictures of the finished jukebox. I still have cleaning to do on the metal trim.
https://imgur.com/CZGGKdn
https://imgur.com/26OiDDg
https://imgur.com/Z6y705R
https://imgur.com/bBTbeCJ
#5

Great job Mike Icon_thumbup

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"




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