Kef 104/2 - donut replacement

[philv]

Has anyone done this?
If so, is soldering required, or are tne connections push/pull connectors like tnose for tne tweeter and mid?

Thanks.

[Lawrence001]

It was a while ago, but I think the wires were long enough to get them out to do without disconnecting.

If they are the biwire version then you will need to do the surrounds too. The earlier single wire version had rubber surrounds.

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[philv]

Thanks... very helpful.
Who’d have thought that.
Would’d have thought the older ones would last longer!

It was a while ago, but I think the wires were long enough to get them out to do without disconnecting.

If they are the biwire version then you will need to do the surrounds too. The earlier single wire version had rubber surrounds.

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[Lawrence001]

I know, the foam surrounds may have been an upgrade sound wise, the later 103/4 also used them.

I'm sure when I fitted new donuts, the top woofers could just be manoeuvred to sit on top of the speakers without removing the cables. (With a cloth to protect the veneer.) The bottom ones I think I placed on a chair next to the speaker. Or did I put them on their side and use the floor..? Probably both, I've done 3 pairs.

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[philv]

Thanks.
I wish i’d learnt to solder!

I know, the foam surrounds may have been an upgrade sound wise, the later 103/4 also used them.

I'm sure when I fitted new donuts, the top woofers could just be manoeuvred to sit on top of the speakers without removing the cables. (With a cloth to protect the veneer.) The bottom ones I think I placed on a chair next to the speaker. Or did I put them on their side and use the floor..? Probably both, I've done 3 pairs.

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[Light Dependant Resistor]

Thanks.
I wish i’d learnt to solder!

Never too late to learn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qps9woUGkvI

[walpurgis]

I wish i’d learnt to solder!

Give it a go. It's not exactly difficult. Especially if you are just undoing old joints, then resoldering them. Should be dead easy.

I've been soldering and unsoldering speaker units all day, testing drivers for a project. It only takes a moment to unsolder unless the wire has been wrapped around the terminal or fed through a hole, even so no big deal.




(just did a count, I've soldered and unsoldered three pairs of bass drivers and twelve sets of tweeters today, not to mention crossovers, I think I've got it sorted now )