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Yes, he sure fixed me up on a destroyed woofer lead. I was so grateful to him that I threw in a $50 Whole Foods gift card, which his wife snatched away from him!

I’m laughing to myself inside because my AR9s are also stored in my entry hallway near the shoes!

I was thinking of this, but I don’t think such a wide knife could cut a sufficient bevel on such a small diameter.

I found these drawings in a post from 2004 on here. The only thing I can’t seem to replicate is the 45° edge of the inner diameter. Does anyone know how this might be done?

I know this is an old post, but I wanted to add my results in response. When restoring my 9s, I also wanted to fill the empty surrounds for the UMRs. Since I had ones around the tweeters, I matched the foam density and ordered a freakishly large piece on Amazon. The foam was grey, but I had a plan. First, I trimmed its outer rectangle and trial fit. Then I searched around the house for a disc to use as a template for the driver’s outer surround. I ended up using the lid for the bean hopper on an espresso grinder. Then I shot it black with SEM dye. I think they look great. Since I have so much extra material, PM me if you’re interested in this.

Yes, I had no idea that the lead was so fine and that it was really just right there. Hindsight is just so clear, isn’t it?

RoyC and lance G have asked me to cut off the dust cap to see if I could spot the damage. The break is clearly seen. Yikes

Yeah, I think that’s what I’ll do, in light of the fact that RoyC has already offered to do it. I’ve read about attaching these leads and it seems like a doable thing, but RoyC has done many of these and I trust him implicitly with this valuable driver. Besides, I think I deserve an award for completely rewiring, recapping and also reforming these two without laying them down. I soldered everything while they were standing upright! The first one sounds magnificent. Shortly, so will the other.

I checked out the driver with the battery test and nothing. There is definitely a continuity issue. I think I’ll ask RoyC what he thinks.

Hi, Are you saying that you would go to them again regarding such an issue?

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. This is why I like this forum so much. There’s a tremendous amount of information and great, like-minded individuals in terms of keeping these great systems going. I have not tried the battery check yet, but I will as soon as I get home. The memory of poking through the area of the negative lead just hit me like a ton of bricks and I stopped wondering what happened. I definitely don’t want a recone, so I’ll avoid Speaker Exchange or the like. I’ll probably message Roy to see what he thinks. Thanks so much!

I’m restoring a pair of AR-9s I got in eBay for $400 and I thought I was finished with the drivers, wiring and caps. The first unit went well and tested in proper working order. The second one was finished last night and I reassembled this morning. It sounded okay, but placing my fingers on the cone of the right hand woofer indicated that it was not working. I removed it and looked for obvious signs of disconnections or phase, but everything was looking correct. Then it hit me. During the removal of the dust cap, I must have been in Neanderthal Mode (hey, it happens) with the X-acto blade and I’m pretty sure I sliced the thin wire lead to the spider and voice coil. Ugh! Is this a lost cause? Is it a doable repair? Should I take it to Speaker Exchange in Tampa?

I would like to read this article. Where is it published?

The best description of the inimitable presence of 9s that I’ve ever heard. This made my day.