i have a hallicrafters s-120 receiver that has a speaker that has gone bad when i removed it i noticed it was mounted on insulated washers the washers fell apart when i removed the speaker i dont see a reason for using this type of washer is it needed thanks for any help greg

well i will answer my own question these cork and metal washers are to prevent speaker vibration from but no electronic purpose

After doing the repairs on my S120 I decided the sound was too tinny. So I changed the .01 cap across the output transformer primary to .02 to cut it down.

good idea i will give it a try thanks greg

CLEG, those washers on the speaker are to eliminate the speaker rattle against the steel cabinet. When I restored my S-120 I used some small rubber grommets in the speaker holes along with the original washers. The original rubber mounts just crumbled on mine when I removed the speaker. As I recall, one grommet wasn’t quite enough to get good isolation, so I just placed another grommet between the speaker grommet and cabinet. Thus far, no rattles no issues.

hi Chris yes i understand this is first time a saw a speaker fail like this i thought it was the audio transfomer right now i have the new speaker on the chassis with out washer audio seems ok thanks greg