Tannoy Reveal 6D tweeter repair

[bfisk]

Hi,

One of my units has blown the tweeter and I would like to attempt a repair on it. I'm hoping it's just a fractured wire to the voice coil but the problem is I can't get it open! I've tried to separate the top and bottom with a sharp knife but I'm somewhat wary of cutting at the wrong place, and too deep.

I've attached a pic.

Anyone ever worked on these?

Cheers
Bob

 

[xjr100]

Once I've repaired one of the tweeters I've burned - it was professional workshop, I just paid for services, but the guy said that there could be different wires, not only by size, and also by type - some manufacturers use alluminium coils to get better weight. Just be sure, that you will use correct wire.

 

[Bare]

one word: Lockwood audio.. google it.
Just realised it's the size of a coin .. Just replace it 🙂

 

[bfisk]

Managed to get it apart, no easy task. The bad news is the voice coil is toast so it looks like an expensive replacement. Might watch Ebay for a while in case something more reasonable comes up.

Thanks all for your input.

Bob

 

[Bare]

Expensive?? Really?
I'd be surprised at that Certainly Not free, but unlikely to be prohibitive given the new cost of the Speaker.. complete.

 

[bfisk]

Your mileage may vary, as they say, but I only paid £35 pounds for the speaker so £50 for a new tweeter makes it not worthwhile.