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Title: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: bmwr75 on August 18, 2012, 02:49:52 PM

I picked a pair of 1960s vintage (I'm guessing) large cabinets a month or two ago.  Each cabinet housed one extended range JBL D123 driver.  The voice coil is rubbing on one of them.  These have pleated cloth surrounds, so fixing it via a refoam is not an option.  Anyone around hear tackle this kind of problem?  Might require reconing.

Title: Re: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on August 18, 2012, 03:08:58 PM

This might be a dumb question, but have you tried spinning it 180 degrees and seeing if gravity fixes the problem?

Title: Re: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: bmwr75 on August 18, 2012, 03:22:30 PM

Yep.  Did that the day I got them.  Only gave it a few days before I tried the speaker again.  No change that I could hear.  Probably should have left it hanging like that, but I pulled the driver from the cabinet and put it in the basement to stare at resting on its back.

Title: Re: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on August 18, 2012, 03:36:07 PM

I checked them out on epay... not too spendy. It might be cheaper to get a used one in good shape.

Title: Re: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on August 18, 2012, 03:49:17 PM

There's this guy too... http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ele/3213981074.html (http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ele/3213981074.html)

Title: Re: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on August 18, 2012, 08:31:57 PM

I clicked the link in his ad to see if it was the guy from Aliquippa, but the page only said "account suspended".   That's not very promising.

Title: Re: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: RandyD on August 18, 2012, 09:59:56 PM

I had my L300 and L65 woofers repaired by Ray Reamer at The Audio Factory in Sarver,pa. He is a trained JBL repair technician. He works out of a small shop behind his home. He did an outstanding job on my drivers. His phone# is 724-353-2584. He is located on Ekastown Road.

Title: Re: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on August 18, 2012, 11:31:48 PM

Very good info.

Title: Re: JBL D123 rubbing voice coil - anyone local to Pittsburgh do this kind of repair?
Post by: bmwr75 on August 19, 2012, 08:43:06 AM

Thankks RandyD.  I'll check this fellow out.