[fid]

Hello,

I replaced the tweeters of my loudspeakers. I don't have experience in
soldering and I failed doing so. I tried many times, I followed the
instructions but I couldn't do it. What is your opinion in this
matter: is soldering a must or would it be sufficient to twist and
tape the wires tightly?

Any opinion is appreciated.
Thank you.

[Arny Krueger]

"fid" wrote in message
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Hello,

I replaced the tweeters of my loudspeakers. I don't have
experience in soldering and I failed doing so. I tried
many times, I followed the instructions but I couldn't do
it. What is your opinion in this matter: is soldering a
must or would it be sufficient to twist and tape the
wires tightly?

Any opinion is appreciated.

If you can't solder two wires, then use wire nuts.

You *have* to learn to solder. Practice on scrap wire.

Here's a pretty fair video:

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive...g_tutor_1.html

[Walt]

fid wrote:

I replaced the tweeters of my loudspeakers. I don't have experience in
soldering and I failed doing so. I tried many times, I followed the
instructions but I couldn't do it. What is your opinion in this
matter: is soldering a must or would it be sufficient to twist and
tape the wires tightly?

Solder is best, but wire nuts or crimp on connectors will work fine.

Twisting the wires together and applying electrical tape is second-rate
work, but it will function. It may fall apart after a couple of years,
so it's better to use a more permanent solution.

//Walt

[ScottW]

On Mar 27, 10:09 am, "fid" wrote:
Hello,

I replaced the tweeters of my loudspeakers. I don't have experience in
soldering and I failed doing so. I tried many times, I followed the
instructions but I couldn't do it. What is your opinion in this
matter: is soldering a must or would it be sufficient to twist and
tape the wires tightly?

Any opinion is appreciated.

You probably don't have the right tools. Some cheap pencil irons
don't put out enough enough heat to do the job. Takes forever to get
the metal up to temp and applying heat for that long just cooks the
whole assembly....too cool and slow is sometimes worse than too hot.
Get a decent Weller station at your local electronic surplus store (I
picked one up for $30) and it will be easy.

ScottW

[dizzy]

Walt wrote:

fid wrote:

I replaced the tweeters of my loudspeakers. I don't have experience in
soldering and I failed doing so. I tried many times, I followed the
instructions but I couldn't do it. What is your opinion in this
matter: is soldering a must or would it be sufficient to twist and
tape the wires tightly?

Solder is best, but wire nuts or crimp on connectors will work fine.

Twisting the wires together and applying electrical tape is second-rate
work, but it will function. It may fall apart after a couple of years,
so it's better to use a more permanent solution.

Google "western union splice"

Plenty good.

[Arny Krueger]

"Walt" wrote in message

fid wrote:

I replaced the tweeters of my loudspeakers. I don't have
experience in soldering and I failed doing so. I tried
many times, I followed the instructions but I couldn't
do it. What is your opinion in this matter: is soldering
a must or would it be sufficient to twist and tape the
wires tightly?

Solder is best, but wire nuts or crimp on connectors will
work fine.
Twisting the wires together and applying electrical tape
is second-rate work, but it will function. It may fall
apart after a couple of years, so it's better to use a
more permanent solution.

Agreed. If the wires are 18 guage or finer, then Scotchlok IDC crimp-on
connectors are at least as good as solder. The ones that are filled with
silicon jelly are especially good where moisture might be an issue.

[JBorg, Jr.]

fid wrote



Hello,

I replaced the tweeters of my loudspeakers. I don't have experience in
soldering and I failed doing so. I tried many times, I followed the
instructions but I couldn't do it. What is your opinion in this
matter: is soldering a must or would it be sufficient to twist and
tape the wires tightly?

Any opinion is appreciated.


I'd be very cautious when soldering tweeter wires. I installed the
German component speaker below for my car. I decided to solder
the connecting wire for both tweeters and as I was heating the tweeter
wires with soldering iron, I noticed much later that the tweeter diaphram
and its back compartment exceedingly became untouchably hot.
When listening, there were times that I thought damage was done.



http://preview.tinyurl.com/295pcf




Thank you.