damaged ribbon tweeter

Chris8sirhC · 26th January 2006, 01:26 AM

I have a pair of neo se ribbon tweeters that I use in a 2 way (4th order). They have been sitting in the corner of a room for a month or two, not hooked up to anything. They were never hooked up to an amp with more than 75 watts and there are a ton of resistors that pad it down to 90 or so db. when I first got it, my brother kept showing me how some of his magnets would make the ribbon move, and he would gently blow on them too for the same effect. When I unhooked them, there was no damage. When I went to hook them back up the other day one of the tweeters ribbons was all stretched out (outward closer to the mesh screen). It was not in the gap like it is supposed to be. When asked what happened, my little brother responded. "all i ever did was gently blow on it once." I believe that someone had to be messing with that tweeter to get it to be messed up the way it is, esp since it wasnt hooked up to anything. Am I right, or could there be another cause that wasnt the result of little brother being too curious.

Chris8sirhC · 28th January 2006, 12:10 AM

you dont have to be an expert to post a reply, i just need someone other than myself to state the obvious. (long story as to why...)

cocolino · 28th January 2006, 12:27 AM

Quote:

all i ever did .....

Little brothers seem always to be so ultramodest in such cases...

Hope Your`re feeling better

poobah · 28th January 2006, 12:54 AM

I used to have a son that thought pushing in the dust caps on my JBL 4311's was OK...

thalis · 31st January 2006, 08:29 PM

‘’all i ever did was gently blow on it once’’
This is the cause, dear Chris8sirhC, don’t look further. I believe spare diaphragms are cheap, though somewhat difficult to change if you have no such experience (better buy 3-4)

Chris8sirhC · 13th February 2006, 02:02 PM

My dad is the youngest of 5 and would bend over backwards to defend little brother at all costs. I let him read what was posted and he just got mad and said it doesnt mean anything and you all are just kid bloggers bs'ing on the internet making fun of little brother. He now wants an official response from the manufacturer stating that their product doesnt have a defect that would cause it to be damaged in the way that it is....

phase_accurate · 13th February 2006, 02:10 PM

Quote:

I used to have a son that thought pushing in the dust caps on my JBL 4311's was OK...

Sounds as if you don't have that son anymore

Regards

Charles

pinkmouse · 13th February 2006, 02:12 PM

I can just see the JAES paper now, "Early Stage Development Humans as Acoustic Wadding in Subwoofer Enclosures".

26th January 2006, 01:26 AM	#1
Chris8sirhC diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenville SC	damaged ribbon tweeter I have a pair of neo se ribbon tweeters that I use in a 2 way (4th order). They have been sitting in the corner of a room for a month or two, not hooked up to anything. They were never hooked up to an amp with more than 75 watts and there are a ton of resistors that pad it down to 90 or so db. when I first got it, my brother kept showing me how some of his magnets would make the ribbon move, and he would gently blow on them too for the same effect. When I unhooked them, there was no damage. When I went to hook them back up the other day one of the tweeters ribbons was all stretched out (outward closer to the mesh screen). It was not in the gap like it is supposed to be. When asked what happened, my little brother responded. "all i ever did was gently blow on it once." I believe that someone had to be messing with that tweeter to get it to be messed up the way it is, esp since it wasnt hooked up to anything. Am I right, or could there be another cause that wasnt the result of little brother being too curious.

13th February 2006, 02:12 PM	#8
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	I can just see the JAES paper now, "Early Stage Development Humans as Acoustic Wadding in Subwoofer Enclosures". __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

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28th January 2006, 12:10 AM	#2
Chris8sirhC diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenville SC	you dont have to be an expert to post a reply, i just need someone other than myself to state the obvious. (long story as to why...)

28th January 2006, 12:54 AM	#4
poobah diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	I used to have a son that thought pushing in the dust caps on my JBL 4311's was OK...

31st January 2006, 08:29 PM	#5
thalis diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Athens	‘’all i ever did was gently blow on it once’’ This is the cause, dear Chris8sirhC, don’t look further. I believe spare diaphragms are cheap, though somewhat difficult to change if you have no such experience (better buy 3-4)

13th February 2006, 02:02 PM	#6
Chris8sirhC diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenville SC	My dad is the youngest of 5 and would bend over backwards to defend little brother at all costs. I let him read what was posted and he just got mad and said it doesnt mean anything and you all are just kid bloggers bs'ing on the internet making fun of little brother. He now wants an official response from the manufacturer stating that their product doesnt have a defect that would cause it to be damaged in the way that it is....

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