Back in November 2013 I wrote about a Vifa tweeter fix for a pair of Energy 22's and this post seems to generate the most amount of hits to this site.
I came across another pair of later generation Energy 22's that had their magnet structures fall apart. This pair was the later generation 22's that used a thick plastic baffle for the tweeter as opposed to the early versions that used an aluminum plate.
I use Vifa/Tymphany OC25SC65-04 tweeter that you can buy from Solen.ca in Canada or Parts Express in the USA.
The first thing you want to do is gently lift the foam cosmetic rings around the tweeter to get the 4 screws out. Try and save the rings as these are not replaceable unless you make your own.
The plastic face plate needs a small filling modification on either side to accommodate the leads of the tweeters.
I used a glue gun to fill in the 4 inner holes that once mounted the magnet structure.
Fit the tweeter in the original hole.
Hot glue is used to seal the tweeter in place and fill the holes.
I soldered in leads to the original connectors on the back of the tweeter face plate so this can be an easy plug in with the existing internal wires.
Next time I will pay more attention to line the positive and negatives up better.
Now these are ready to be installed. I do not do any crossover modifications as this is a simple fix that gets the Energy 22's up and rolling again.
This Pair of tweeters is for sale if you need a replacement, please contact me a bankofdave@gmail.com
I came across another pair of later generation Energy 22's that had their magnet structures fall apart. This pair was the later generation 22's that used a thick plastic baffle for the tweeter as opposed to the early versions that used an aluminum plate.
I use Vifa/Tymphany OC25SC65-04 tweeter that you can buy from Solen.ca in Canada or Parts Express in the USA.
The first thing you want to do is gently lift the foam cosmetic rings around the tweeter to get the 4 screws out. Try and save the rings as these are not replaceable unless you make your own.
The plastic face plate needs a small filling modification on either side to accommodate the leads of the tweeters.
I used a glue gun to fill in the 4 inner holes that once mounted the magnet structure.
Fit the tweeter in the original hole.
Hot glue is used to seal the tweeter in place and fill the holes.
I soldered in leads to the original connectors on the back of the tweeter face plate so this can be an easy plug in with the existing internal wires.
Next time I will pay more attention to line the positive and negatives up better.
Now these are ready to be installed. I do not do any crossover modifications as this is a simple fix that gets the Energy 22's up and rolling again.
This Pair of tweeters is for sale if you need a replacement, please contact me a bankofdave@gmail.com
