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Pressed in Tweater question

post #1 of 7
12/17/05 at 4:48pm
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Hi,
my tweeter on my speakes if pressed in (dent). Only a small dent but its pressed in, I tried pressing it out again by pressing the inwards dents outside inwards but it didnt really help. How does a bend in tweeter affect sound quality. I put the trebel way up and bass way down and put my ears next to my OK speaker and next to my damaged speaker but cant hear any difference...

any advice, tips etc. no happy.
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post #2 of 7
12/17/05 at 4:52pm
You can try to place a piece of really sticky tape on it and pull it slowly until it pops back out. This method has worked for me before, but only with 3M VHB tape.
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post #3 of 7
12/17/05 at 4:54pm
This is fairly common. Two ways:
- take a piece of lightly sticky painter's tape and double it over, then press it lightly against the surface of the tweeter and pull it out
- use your mouth (seriously); place your lips over the tweeter and suck gently; you'll look silly if anyone sees you but it works.
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post #4 of 7
12/17/05 at 5:26pm
A dented tweeter membrane will affect sound quality. The proposed methods work in most cases if it's a textile membrane. If they don't or if it's a metal membrane, you have to disassemble the driver and push against the membrane from the rear -- using your fingernails or Q tips...
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post #5 of 7
12/17/05 at 7:04pm
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nah cant push it through cause its a B&W speaker and the tweather uses some weird design where its fully sealed and has a long nose behind it which I dont wanna open.
sticky tape doesnt work and I dont have enough sucky sucky power

oh well I cant hear the difference, and I listen to music 80% with my headphones.
Until I move out I wont get new ones or steal my brothers
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post #6 of 7
12/17/05 at 7:14pm
Here's a few more methods I've seen used. A dented cone will effect the sound but it's not likely to make the speaker "worthless" or anything like that. A small dent may even be undetectable.

1) a vaccum cleaner hose. Try to make a seal around the tweeter so it sucks the membrane out.

2) put a very small amount of super glue on a head of a pin and lightly adhere it to the dent. Pull outwards to get the dent out and then gently twist the pin to snap it free. You don't want to leave superglue behind so use a very small amount and be careful. In fact, only use this method as the last resort.
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post #7 of 7
12/17/05 at 9:09pm
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Originally Posted by Wodgy
place your lips over the tweeter and suck gently;
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