Hey everyone I got a set of Cdt comps and on the one mid range driver one of the leadwires seems to be giving me some difficulty. It hasn't been pulled or ripped off and still appears soldered on nicely. But the signal cuts in and out periodically. When I took the speaker out the sound would cut out if I gently touch the one leadwire. Is it a easy process to completly replace the leadwires? The speakers are only about two years old. I tried to get in and resoldr the connection but the wires are coated in a rubber sleeve and I really didn't want to make a bigger problem without doing more research.
this sounds like the voice coil may be damaged, and the winding has a break in the wire, causing intermittant contact. the driver should be replaced. CDT should be able to sell you a replacement driver for that set.
is there a way that I ccan test the speaker to be sure it's avoice coil issue? When fiddling with it, I was only touching the wire right where it was connected to terminals. Also, how did I damage the voice coil? From playing to loud to long? I do like it loud, but I'm usually pretty good at keeping the volume low enough to prevent the amp from clipping.
clipping would be the main reason for coil damage, and it's not always audible. Human hearing can only detect audible distortion when it's over 1%. Over 10% with subs in a car (for reference) so it can happen.. although that was just a theory. Test the speaker with a DMM, by checking for continuity and DC resistance. DCR should be around 3.6 ohms for a 4 ohm nominal impedance driver typically.
If the tinsel lead was damaged, it should be visible. There is apecial glue you can get from a speaker repair shop for re-gluing a tinsel lead if that is damaged, but don't try to re-solder it. It never works out well unless you really know what you're doing, and you have the proper type of solder.