monitor 10 tweeter burned and crossover

amir
amir Posts: 8
in Vintage Speakers
hi i have one of my veloved montitor 10 tweeter voice coil burned plus after check the crossover not sending signal to tweeter(when i put the other one in)
also both fuses fine

my gf connected them to pioneer **** amp that was causing problems

anyhow wandered what is the best way to go about it? repairing voice coil? new tweeter recommended? easy repair for the crossover or also getting one on ebay?

already tossed away this pioneer garbage

Thnaks for help
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,838
    edited April 10
    Hello,
    Welcome to the Polk forum. Probably the first step is to determine which variation Monitor 10 you have. Can you post a photo of the front and back of the speaker with the grille cover removed? Also if you can supply a photo of the damaged crossover we can see what might need replacement. This speaker can easily be repaired fairly inexpensively.
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  • amir
    amir Posts: 8
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  • amir
    amir Posts: 8
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,838
    Those appear to be early Monitor 10s with Peerless tweeters, shame one is damaged. One thing to check is the metal tines on the fuse holders. Maybe take a little fine sandpaper or steel wool and clean the contacts that grip the fuse ends. Also, how did you check the fuses?
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  • amir
    amir Posts: 8
    cool thanks
    i just changed the fuses with the other monitor that works

    and about the peerless any chace for repair of the voice coil?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,654
    edited April 10
    Buy a used Polk Peerless off eBay.

    As for your method of connecting the speaker cable...that is NOT how to do it.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,658
    Did you swap tweeters from one cabinet to the other ? That way you know it's the tweeter OR crossover OR issue with fuse holder tabs. Did you clean the fuse holder tabs, as stated above. After spray some contact cleaner on tabs & give em a try.
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  • amir
    amir Posts: 8
    yes i changed the tweeters the problematoc one had burned voice coil for sure question if theres a way to fix it ?
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,658
    Yes. Replace it
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,658
    F1nut wrote: »
    Buy a used Polk Peerless off eBay.

    As for your method of connecting the speaker cable...that is NOT how to do it.
    THIS
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,838
    While certainly possible it is not an easy task to replace a tweeter's voice coil. Usually the easiest method is to replace the complete tweeter. As @F1nut recommended find a Peerless on eBay, they are worth searching for.
    For examining the crossover remove the four screws holding the input cup on the rear of the cabinet and pull it out. The crossover will be on the other side attached to the input cup. Usually damaged crossover components will be browned or blackened or detonated. A photo will help us diagnose.
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  • amir
    amir Posts: 8
    components look fine it might be like u said to sand paper where fuse is
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    amir wrote: »
    yes i changed the tweeters the problematoc one had burned voice coil for sure question if theres a way to fix it ?

    If you did not ohm out the coil with a meter, then it could also be plate/magnet shifted.
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,838
    There is nothing obviously damaged on the crossover, however the fuse holder is a bit suspicious. The perfect tool would be a Dremel with a wire wheel attachment to get rid of the rust and oxidation.
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  • amir
    amir Posts: 8
    xschop wrote: »
    amir wrote: »
    yes i changed the tweeters the problematoc one had burned voice coil for sure question if theres a way to fix it ?

    If you did not ohm out the coil with a meter, then it could also be plate/magnet shifted.

    how much ohm should it put normally?
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,576
    amir wrote: »
    xschop wrote: »
    amir wrote: »
    yes i changed the tweeters the problematoc one had burned voice coil for sure question if theres a way to fix it ?

    If you did not ohm out the coil with a meter, then it could also be plate/magnet shifted.

    how much ohm should it put normally?

    Usually around 6 to 8 ohms, if it is bad it will show zero.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    edited April 10
    amir wrote: »
    xschop wrote: »
    amir wrote: »
    yes i changed the tweeters the problematoc one had burned voice coil for sure question if theres a way to fix it ?

    If you did not ohm out the coil with a meter, then it could also be plate/magnet shifted.

    how much ohm should it put normally?

    It should match the known good one's ohms.

    And those are cast resistors.... as in they should be cast into file 13.
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  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,807
    F1nut wrote: »
    Buy a used Polk Peerless off eBay.

    As for your method of connecting the speaker cable...that is NOT how to do it.

    This X2.

    Back off those plastic terminals and use the holes for the loose wire. Safe bet you may have higher resistance with your current setup.

    Cut those ends off and use fresh wire.
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