Help me fix my Gale 3040 speaker that fell over...

[richieboy]

It's a sad day for me, I've had these Gale 3040 speakers for about 20 years and today one fell over and stopped working.

I've opened it up hoping it was just a dislodged wire but it's cracked the PCB inside... photos:



Can I somehow fix this? I googled around for the numbers to see if I can maybe find a replacement but didn't have much luck. I know my way around a soldering iron so can do that bit but don't think I can repair PCB...am I doomed to silence from this speaker forever more?

Thanks for any help ..

 

[richieboy]

Thanks for you reply, as far as I understand bi-wiring each speaker is currently wired to the amp using a ribbon type cable with four wires split between high and low frequency...how would I bypass the crossover?

Is the crossover the bit I've got a ruddy big crack going through? I tried the Gale website which listed an email address which is undeliverable, the website says 2005 on it so makes sense! You mentioned Cambridge Audio, did they take over Gale or something?

 

[richieboy]

Thanks chaps, I'm going to give re wiring a go without a PCB as above (thanks decto, it's worth a go!), and if I fail miserably I'll be most likely replacing them.