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Location: Denmark
Thanks to all the three of you for the quick response. Martin/Dillen hit it right I think - when I was younger, I didn't had the room for the speakers (bought them new in 1980 for 1045 DKK/piece as a kid, my first real new speakers), so they was stored at my parents place. Unfortunately, at some point, they placed them in a shed, so here they apparently absorbed the moisture. The conclusion must be:Again, thanks for the comments/advice! Kind regards, Rune
- To follow Dillens advice, or
- To take out drivers + crossover, and scrap the rest + buy another set of S45-2.
Location: Denmark
Follow Dillen's advice has always proved to be te way to go…Location: Paris France
You might be able to salvage the damping material by removing it and placing it in direct sunlight. The UV rays in the sunshine can kill the mold spores and the fresh air will dilute the odor. The same goes for any other speaker parts that might be damaged by a liquid based fungicide. Of course, the effectiveness will depend on the species of mold and how deep the UV rays can penetrate.That sounds like a good plan. Dillen is correct when he says that the odor may never fully go away. I see the telltale rings that look like the speakers were used as a plant stand. Moisture from watering the plants may be the original cause of the mold. It appears that there was enough moisture for the cabinet seams to separate. There is some good info on audiokarma about how to handle this particular repair if you don't get suitable suggestions here. Search for GD70 (Glenn) as he usually posts good descriptions/pictures of the repairs. After you have the speakers repaired put them on tilted speaker stands. I don't know if the tilt actually does anything for the sound, but it does keep your partner from putting plants on the speakers :-). GlitchThank you all - I'll return with a new post when I'm done, could take a couple of weeks due to other high priority stuff. BTW, here's what I got so far:1,2,5, and 6 are near mint condition - 4 and 7 looks rather good, and 3,8 and 9 looks (very) poor. 7 and 8 bought by me as new in 1980/1983. I collect audio equipment from the golden period, where they were using genuine wood together with the nice aluminium surfaces, and with Jacob Jensen as primarily designer - thats approx. from '68 to '81 (product introduction year). Kind Regards, Rune
- BM 900K - incl stereodecoder, given to me
- BM 2000 type 2801 (mid 70's model)
- Another 2000, given to me, bad unauthorised repairing attempts by former owner
- BM 6000 stereo 80's model
- Beocord 1200 R to R
- Beocord 2400 cassette
- Beogram 6000 radial type
- Beovox S45-2
- Beovox 1702
Location: Denmark
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