madmaxmedia Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I recently bought a RC-3 center from someone in the forums. During shipping, the tweeter detached from the horn. The wiring is still connected though. I will be getting the correct Torx screwdriver later (if anyone can tell me the right size, that would be great!) Before then, I'd like to know how the tweeter is connected. Is it adhesive? If it is held by screws, I wouldn't imagine the tweeter could detach like that. I'm hoping after the repair the unit will be as good as new (or at least as good as it was before the tweeter got detached.) Thanks for any help or suggestions! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Usually they're either screw on or bolt on. With screw on you have to twist the driver onto the horn (kinda like a big bolt). Bolt on drivers usually have a mounting flange on both the horn and the driver, which is then connected usually by 4 bolts. Either way, if it ripped off during shipping then you're probably going to need to replace the horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmaxmedia Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 Thanks for the info. I haven't opened it up yet, but can feel where the 4 bolts probably are. The edge of the horn also feels very rough, that's probably where it snapped off. Crap, what a pain. Do you know about how much a new horn would run? I guess I can just call Klipsch customer service to find out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Calling klipsch would be the best way to go. They are nice guys up there too and will probably even guide you through the process if need be. Hopefully nothing else broke in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay L Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 the horn shouldn't be very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 driver came off the horn of my RB-5 because I dropped it. DUH, to big of a hurry. In the case of the RB-5 it "appears" to be sonic welded. Id did not check with Klipsch but I used "liquid nails" to reattach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 driver came off the horn of my RB-5 because I dropped it. DUH, to big of a hurry. In the case of the RB-5 it "appears" to be sonic welded. Id did not check with Klipsch but I used "liquid nails" to reattach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsummerkids Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I had the same thing happen to me when I had my RC-3 shipped. the horn is attached to the tweeter driver by 3-4 small srews and nut assembly. The screws are what snapped in half so part of the screw was still in the horn and no way to get it out. Have to replace the whole assembly which Klipsch charged me $48.00 shipped. By the way using electrical tape around the site where it snapped off worked well for me until my assembly arrived. Just keep wrapping tape around the site until unit is held together firmly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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