02-07-2022, 08:36 PM
Hi Cdoyal,
What model radio does this speaker come from? I am assuming that this is late pre-war or early post war (War being WWII).
A few suggestions:
You are not going to really harm anything by using an 8 Ohm Speaker, although I am going to hazard a wild guess that this is between 3.2 and 4 Ohm.
If you are trying to keep the radio original, there are several speaker rebuilders that some of the forum experts can recommend.
If you don't care about originality, you can install a modern speaker (available at Pep Boys, eBay, etc.) and either:
- Substitute a 1600 Ohm 5 or 10 Watt resistor for the
Field coil and replace the electrolytics with 40 MFD.
- Lop off the field coil and magnet assembly from the
speaker and find a semi-pretty way to enclose and
mount it.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
John MrFixr55
What model radio does this speaker come from? I am assuming that this is late pre-war or early post war (War being WWII).
A few suggestions:
You are not going to really harm anything by using an 8 Ohm Speaker, although I am going to hazard a wild guess that this is between 3.2 and 4 Ohm.
If you are trying to keep the radio original, there are several speaker rebuilders that some of the forum experts can recommend.
If you don't care about originality, you can install a modern speaker (available at Pep Boys, eBay, etc.) and either:
- Substitute a 1600 Ohm 5 or 10 Watt resistor for the
Field coil and replace the electrolytics with 40 MFD.
- Lop off the field coil and magnet assembly from the
speaker and find a semi-pretty way to enclose and
mount it.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
John MrFixr55
"Do Justly, love Mercy and walk humbly with your God"- Micah 6:8
Best Regards,
MrFixr55
