Jazzman53

Thin stators could easily be damaged (bent) by prying them apart. But if the panel is dead anyway, there is little to lose. Rather...

I suspect a Theater panel could be disassembled without destroying the stators, but not by prying the stators apart. I would attempt...

That sounds like a winner idea! Once you know the deflection you can tension the diaphragm to the same deflection to yield the same...

If you're up for a DIY panel rebuild, I would be happy to assist you remotely. It's probably easier than you imagine. I should...

I doubt that ML is soldering the wire lead to the foil strip--- but I'm just speculating (I don't know that). Apparently it's not a...

My point was that the problem would not have occurred had the bias supply wire connection been soldered rather than wrapped. There's...

Thanks for the info. I'm asking because I will be remotely assisting someone with refurbishing a pair of dead panels. I have extensive...

Question (just curious, since I've never worked on a ML panel): Do you know whether or not the front stator can be removed without...

It's always better to solder the bias supply wire to the copper foil charge ring. Here's how I do it:

I live in Savannah, GA Yes, shipping is always a concern with ESL panels if you don't have specifically-engineered shipping boxes...

That would make sense because the bass sections would be more affected by drum head resonance.

That's interesting. I'm trying to imagine how it would affect the sound. The old Acoustats use a strip of felt on the rear stator to...