Brian45 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Hi, would anyone happen to know where I could possibly source 90s TE spare parts from please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Ashdown repair vintage Trace very well by all accounts. If you're dead set on doing it yourself they might supply parts or let you know where to find suitable ones. Afaik the chips that run the compressors have been unobtainium for years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) You could try here: https://britishaudio.com/collections/trace-elliot-parts Personally I'd speak to the team at Ashdown Edited December 19, 2022 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 What exactly are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian45 Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 I know it’s a bit of a long shot.. but was after a replacement driver for a Trace Elliot brightbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 What are the original drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 https://www.ebay.com/itm/325319251098 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Ashdown are out of this world service wise. Give them a call and I doubt you will be disappointed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGBass Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 With a lot of the now 'vintage' TE stuff, if you are in the market for repairing them or restoring a broken item, one solution is to seek out a similar or same unit and cannibalise it for spares. One good one from maybe two bad ones if you like. Electronic component parts are still source-able as a lot of the components like resistors, diodes and capacitors are still made by some vendors. Things like speakers, complete PCB's and consumables like sitel knobs, push button caps, bulbs and sliders are harder to find if at all for some TE's now. Mosfet power transistors for AH amps (TO3 type) are no longer made from this year and going up in price as stock runs out. It will get harder to keep the power sections on old amps running. Cabs are a bit easier as there will be a speaker somewhere that will fit or fit reasonably well to replace an older unit. TE used Fane a lot around the time of the bright boxes and Fane still do a 5 inch high performance driver that might be an option to get your bright box working at around £45. https://www.fane-international.com/view-product/STUDIO-5FRK A common issue I’ve seen on older TE cabs on speakers is the two little flexible braided wires that go from the tags to the speaker coil former get corroded or go high resistance with time. Old Celestion 10’s are particularly prone to this after about 30 years of use. Thats fixable usually with a bit of careful soldering. If someones poked a finger through the cone thats a different story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 @Brian45 is the link I provided not the part you are looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 @Brian45 Is the link I provided not the part you are looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Y'know @Brian45 when someone tries to help you it's common courtesy to respond to them! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian45 Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 14 hours ago, BassmanPaul said: Y'know @Brian45 when someone tries to help you it's common courtesy to respond to them! Thank you kindly for the link, unfortunately the shipping and import costs will make it unviable for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Now tHAT wasn't too difficult was it? This isn't the Twitterverse after all. When you need an odd ball item you have to buy from where that item is available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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