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In Reply to: RE: Not sure what direction I'll go posted by ocezam@comcast.net on August 9, 2010 at 05:59:58:
The very first thing to do is to take the sock(s) off and get eyes on target.You can SEE if the problem is just a small area or not. If there are other areas where there are very short sections of delam that are not yet long-enough to vibrate, you will see them. (You can also push sideways on the wires, lightly, with your fingers, or a pencil eraser, and might find some very short delams that would not be detectable by eyes alone.)
The repair is trivial and very fast. And you can also repair any very short sections that aren't yet a problem.
1) After inspecting the wires, you will have a much better sense of how widespread and how severe the problem is.
2) After repairing the locations that were seen to need it, you will have a much better sense of how easy and short the repair process can be.
With your newly-enhanced perceptions of those two things, you can then better-decide whether or not to send them to Magnepan.
I think that if the problem is not too severe, you will decide that since they work perfectly at the moment, after repairing, and would be very easy to repair again if it were ever needed, there isn't a good-enough reason to send them to Magnepan, yet.
P.S. When I repaired minor delam (about 12 inches total) on one of my newly-purchased used MG-12s, as I started to try to clean off the old glue with acetone on a paper towel, I noticed that the glue had re-liquefied, and the wires had stuck themselves back down. I also pushed a small amount of the initially-somewhat-spread-out glue over to the wire, in some places, but that probably wasn't necessary. So, basically, just wetting with acetone and re-liquefying the existing glue repaired my MG-12s. It's been two years and re-inspection showed no hint of a problem, yet.
Disclaimer: Peter Gunn, who is an acknowledged expert professional at this stuff, hated this idea. So I will at least say that "your mileage may vary." However, since it was so quick and easy, I decided that the benefit of not adding or subtracting any glue weight made me feel more comfortable with this method than with any alternative. If it doesn't last as long as his method and it happens again, then I can simply do it again, or optionally use his method the next time (DAP Weldwood glue, available at Home Depot et al), if or when needed.
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