magnepan mg1 rewire?

[doby]

I picked up a pair of old mg-1 last week here in florida and i am hooked on the open sound of these things.Now the bad news.They need a tweeter rewire and some bass/mid work also.I paid 100.00 for them in perfect cosmetic cond. but i can hear the buzz so common in the older mags.I want to just rewire the tweets for now,but since i can get everything local i dont want to have to order from mag.Does anyone know what type of wire i should buy?Guage,type,insulation,maybe place to order?Money is tight or i would just try to order from magnepan.Any help I would apreciate.

[JoeE SP9]

If you are new to Maggy rebuilding I would go to Magnepan for parts. For help try www.audiokarma.org (http://www.audiokarma.org) they have an active and vocal bunch of Maggy owners including many who have dealt with the de-lamination problem.

[manlystanley]

I picked up a pair of old mg-1 last week here in florida and i am hooked on the open sound of these things.Now the bad news.They need a tweeter rewire and some bass/mid work also.I paid 100.00 for them in perfect cosmetic cond. but i can hear the buzz so common in the older mags.I want to just rewire the tweets for now,but since i can get everything local i dont want to have to order from mag.Does anyone know what type of wire i should buy?Guage,type,insulation,maybe place to order?Money is tight or i would just try to order from magnepan.Any help I would apreciate.

Here is the procedure that I'm using: http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/tweaks/peter_gunn/repair.html

It will cost you about $25 and a whole lot of time. It seems to work good, but I have not had a chance to test them out yet as I'm on a business rip for 10 days. I'll tell you how it worked out if your interested.

Best Regards,
Stan

[E-Stat]

If you are new to Maggy rebuilding I would go to Magnepan for parts. For help try www.audiokarma.org (http://www.audiokarma.org) they have an active and vocal bunch of Maggy owners including many who have dealt with the de-lamination problem.
Another source is the Planar Forum over at AA found here. (http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/bbs.html) They link directly to the Magnepan User Group (MUG) as well You'll find a hundred posts on the topic of delamination in the past year alone..

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[JoeE SP9]

Here is the procedure that I'm using: http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/tweaks/peter_gunn/repair.html

It will cost you about $25 and a whole lot of time. It seems to work good, but I have not had a chance to test them out yet as I'm on a business rip for 10 days. I'll tell you how it worked out if your interested.

Best Regards,
Stan

I'm interested too.:sad:

[manlystanley]

I'm interested too.:sad:

Sorry Joe!! I'll be glad to help with what I can.

Best Regards, Stan

[doby]

Thanks for the replies.I still hope to find just wire.Another thing.If I use the weldwood contact cement will I still have the option of doing a total bass rewire in the future? Im not sure if the acetone will remove this stuff.All I need to do now is the ends of bass,but all of tweeter.thanks

[manlystanley]

Thanks for the replies.I still hope to find just wire.Another thing.If I use the weldwood contact cement will I still have the option of doing a total bass rewire in the future? Im not sure if the acetone will remove this stuff.All I need to do now is the ends of bass,but all of tweeter.thanks

Find wire? -- Don't know. It seems to be regular old 18-24 gauge wire though. Check with Magnepan.

remove weldwood? - The acetone takes it off the brush, so I'd imagine it works on the mylar as well.

Best Regards,
Stan

[doby]

NO,still looking,I think the hf wire is 31guage and lf is 22 guage.Got a week or two before I start so I have some search time.I can see why most go to magnepan for wire,it is quite a specialty item,but now Im on a mission. thanks again.

[blackraven]

Why go to Magnepan? Because you can get the exact wires that they use and not have to search around.

[manlystanley]

Why go to Magnepan? Because you can get the exact wires that they use and not have to search around.

Great advice.

[doby]

Yes,I agree with you.I will be ordering from magnepan.Too much work finding wire local.I will try to document the project when I get started.Thanks for the replies.

[manlystanley]

The contact glue seems to hold well. I did both speakers and am now going back and patching up missed spots. But, they sound good.

Best Regards,
Stan

[blackraven]

Glad to see that its working out for you Stan. Give us a review when it's all said and done.