"Jo" wrote in message
...
I have a pair of Warfedale speakers that have worked great for 30+
years. I
love 'em !

However, one of the woofers has developed cracks/holes in the rubber
surround. I can see that there are plenty of (none uk) companies
offering
generic repair kits but nothing that seems to exactly fit these
units. Also,
most of them are offering foam surrounds, not rubber. The cones are
247 mm
dia and the frames are 302 mm. I don't know the model number of
these units.
They were being sold as kits by Warfedale around 1975. Each kit
contained 3
drivers (woofer, mid-range, tweeter) as well as crossover units and
plans
for the enclosures.

Questions:

Any UK companies offering repair kits ?
Pros and cons of replacing the rubber surrounds with foam surrounds
?

Any ideas/suggestions appreciated.

Jo








At a guess they may be 10" Super RSDD (that's roll surround doped
diaphragm)

Wharfedale (please observe the H) is now part of the IAG group based
in Huntingdon and IMSMC still repair old original kit - you can but
ask.

Otherwise try Castle Acoustics in Skipton. The Co. was set up - again
IMSMC - by a chap called Cliff Collinson who worked for Gilbert Briggs
at Wharfedale at about the time it was taken over by Rank and I think
had much to do with the design of the 8" and 10" RSDD drive units. As
Castle build their own units they may be able to help.


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Woody

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