Wagner
08-12-2015, 09:18 PM
I am in the process of finishing up some fine points on a very clean pair of L100s
Today I removed all of the drivers in order to do some cosmetic work on the front baffle and to do a re-cap
I am fortunate in that I have all of the original drivers and my LE25s work and measure fine, as do the mids and woofers
My concern is that today I noticed for the first time since I've owned this pair that the festons (the actual spades, both male and female) can move; the females more than the males
Not floppy loose, but still not tight; I noticed this while disconnecting the hook up wires
The amount of movement is the same on both tweeters and the actual brass rivet which attaches the lug does not move at all, i.e.: this "condition" is consistent with both examples
I personally have never actually seen how the VC's lead wires attach on the other side (at least that I can remember anyway)
They measure well DCR wise and I cannot induce any open circuits with gentle manipulation.................still, this cannot be an ideal situation as far as the ultimate connection integrity goes...............or is this normal and I'm just now seeing it?
I am not looking for a problem that's not there, but I cannot tighten that rivet without removing the diffuser foam and both units have new foam that was installed when I first acquired the speakers (and I'd like to avoid destroying it as well as the fact that I do not currently have a spare set on hand)
I am thinking about a quick surgical tack job with the soldering iron (I'd feel better about it) but you all know the risks with that
I cannot find any exploded views of the LE25 or any comments on line regarding this phenomena
Is this normal or should I do something to tighten things up? I'd like for this session to be the last time I open these boxes up, at least in my lifetime
Anyone who has handled these old tweets on the "all apart" level who would be willing to comment would be greatly appreciated
Thanks to all
Today I removed all of the drivers in order to do some cosmetic work on the front baffle and to do a re-cap
I am fortunate in that I have all of the original drivers and my LE25s work and measure fine, as do the mids and woofers
My concern is that today I noticed for the first time since I've owned this pair that the festons (the actual spades, both male and female) can move; the females more than the males
Not floppy loose, but still not tight; I noticed this while disconnecting the hook up wires
The amount of movement is the same on both tweeters and the actual brass rivet which attaches the lug does not move at all, i.e.: this "condition" is consistent with both examples
I personally have never actually seen how the VC's lead wires attach on the other side (at least that I can remember anyway)
They measure well DCR wise and I cannot induce any open circuits with gentle manipulation.................still, this cannot be an ideal situation as far as the ultimate connection integrity goes...............or is this normal and I'm just now seeing it?
I am not looking for a problem that's not there, but I cannot tighten that rivet without removing the diffuser foam and both units have new foam that was installed when I first acquired the speakers (and I'd like to avoid destroying it as well as the fact that I do not currently have a spare set on hand)
I am thinking about a quick surgical tack job with the soldering iron (I'd feel better about it) but you all know the risks with that
I cannot find any exploded views of the LE25 or any comments on line regarding this phenomena
Is this normal or should I do something to tighten things up? I'd like for this session to be the last time I open these boxes up, at least in my lifetime
Anyone who has handled these old tweets on the "all apart" level who would be willing to comment would be greatly appreciated
Thanks to all