[robertwsimpson]

Well, last night was the first time I had a chance to take out the chassis and give it a once over. I took apart the speaker (which was already more taken apart than I thought it was) and got discouraged, and figured I would take some photos and see what you guys think...

Here is the chassis:
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Chassis by robertwsimpson, on Flickr
not too bad!

here are some of the cords coming out of the back:
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Power + ??? by robertwsimpson, on Flickr
I know the middle is the power (also, I was wondering, does the polarity matter on this? I need to hook up a new plug, and I was wondering if it mattered which way I solder the wires... I'm thinking not.). I have no recollection of what the outside ones are. I'm guessing one is the speaker, but I haven't had time to look at the schematic very well.

here are the cords coming out of the side:
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Antenna + phono cords? by robertwsimpson, on Flickr
I think the group of 4 are the phonograph controls, but I haven't had time to look up underneath the phonograph unit to see what they look like. I think the large one is the antenna (it is co-axial).

Here is the speaker:
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Loudspeaker by robertwsimpson, on Flickr
I was dismayed to find that there is a little transformer thing attached to the speaker. I tried to strip the wires so that I could wire the unit back up, but they wires just fell apart. I stopped before doing any more damage. Maybe someone has a tip for me? Is this a required part? I'm new to vintage stuff, and I've never seen a speaker with something like this attached.

Here is a closeup of the part in question:
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Speaker Transformer? by robertwsimpson, on Flickr


Any tips or information will be very appreciated! Thanks!