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112 Disassembly and Reassembly
TP9100 Service Manual
© Tait Electronics Limited May 2005
5.4 Reassembling the Radio
Inspect all disassembled parts for damage and replace them, if necessary.
Fitting the Speaker
The circled numbers in this section refer to the items in Figure 5.10 on
page 113 .
1. Use alcohol to remove any adhesive residue left by the old adhesive
speaker ring
E
.
2. If the speaker cloth
F
has been removed, peel the new speaker cloth
off the backing, and evenly press the speaker cloth on the contact
surface inside the recess of the front panel.
3. Place the front of the new speaker
D
on sandpaper (grain 800 to
1000) and lightly sand the front rim in a figure-8 pattern.
4. The new adhesive speaker ring is provided on a sheet with backing
on both sides and pre-cut on one side. To fit the adhesive speaker ring
to the speaker:
a. Remove and discard the inside
part by pushing it through the
adhesive speaker ring.
b. Peel off the backing of the adhe-
sive speaker ring on the pre-cut
side.
c. Press the speaker onto the adhe-
sive speaker ring.
d. Push the speaker and the adhe-
sive speaker ring through the
outside part.
e. Peel off the second backing of
the adhesive speaker ring.
5. Place the speaker into the recess of the front panel. Ensure that the
terminals face up to the alignment feature. Press down hard over the
entire perimeter for ten seconds.
6. Inserting the top of the speaker clamp
E
into the recess inside the top
of the front panel.
7. Use a Torx T6 torque-driver to tighten the screw
E
to 2lb·in
(0.23N·m).
inside part
outside part
adhesive
speaker ring
pre-cut side