Hey guys. I'm new here.
A friend of mine recently gave me his old computer speakers. They're in great shape, only one problem: The sub doesn't have a volume control, and it's loud! After searching the internet I found a post someone left on Amazon.com about just hooking up a "variable resistor".
I know absolutely nothing about electronics.
So my question is: How can this be done?
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After figuring out that a "variable resistor" is another name for a Potentiometer (Rheostat?), I picked one up at radio shack. Here's the specs:
Resistance: 25 ohms. 20% Tolerance
Rated Power: 3 Watts
Sliding Noise: <47 mV
Mounting hole: 10mm
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The speakers are; Altec Lansing 221 computer speakers:
-50 Watt total system power.
-25 Watt RMS
-Sub: 10 Watts @ 4 ohms @ 10% THD @ 270 - 22000 Hz2
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I've taken the back panel off and can only tell for sure that there are 2 wires (red & black) coming from the back of the speaker.
I figured this would be easy, and I'm sure it is, but like I said, I know nothing about electronics so before I start cutting wires and maybe burning the house down or electrocuting myself I thought I'd run it by some experts.
Thanks for any help you can give. Matt.
P.S. I can post pictures if anyone needs them.
A friend of mine recently gave me his old computer speakers. They're in great shape, only one problem: The sub doesn't have a volume control, and it's loud! After searching the internet I found a post someone left on Amazon.com about just hooking up a "variable resistor".
I know absolutely nothing about electronics.
So my question is: How can this be done?
----------------------------------------------------
After figuring out that a "variable resistor" is another name for a Potentiometer (Rheostat?), I picked one up at radio shack. Here's the specs:
Resistance: 25 ohms. 20% Tolerance
Rated Power: 3 Watts
Sliding Noise: <47 mV
Mounting hole: 10mm
----------------------------------------------------
The speakers are; Altec Lansing 221 computer speakers:
-50 Watt total system power.
-25 Watt RMS
-Sub: 10 Watts @ 4 ohms @ 10% THD @ 270 - 22000 Hz2
----------------------------------------------------
I've taken the back panel off and can only tell for sure that there are 2 wires (red & black) coming from the back of the speaker.
I figured this would be easy, and I'm sure it is, but like I said, I know nothing about electronics so before I start cutting wires and maybe burning the house down or electrocuting myself I thought I'd run it by some experts.
Thanks for any help you can give. Matt.
P.S. I can post pictures if anyone needs them.