Hi,

"Stuck" is the word!  To open up the RL35 remove the two plastic screws that anchor the straps, lift up the straps and slide them off the case (now is a good time to superglue the ends back together if the ends have parted), and then carefully lift off the fret - it is fixed on with several pieces of double-sided sticky tape (a long piece in each corner, two short pieces in the middle). The rest of the screws are then visible, along with the drivers (some screws are hidden under the edge of the woofer!)

The woofer on mine (I just opened it up now to make sure I didn't tell you rubbish) has a rubber surround - no foam rot to worry about. (Type 6515, serial no 04992432.) Be careful with the frets, the frame is only plastic and doesn't look like its built for strength.

Cheers,

Steve

After taking off the front grills, as Steve suggests, you need to dismount one (or maybe both) of the speaker drivers to gain access to all the screws holding the front baffle.
I never noticed any foam rot in the RL35's but do check the crossovers.
Especially the solders at the spade connectors tend to develop cracks.
I usually put a bit of wire in to reinforce the connections, after all this is a quite vibrating environment.

Capacitors, worth replacing while in there. You can't tell from the looks if they're still OK. A kit is readily available, containing good quality (100V !) components but you may also be able to find some at your local dealer, remember they are bipolar.

Martin

Glad to hear all went well, and as expected. There's a good thread on capacitors in the Workbench forum, too.

Cheers,

Steve