Hi!
I have a non-working computer speaker set lying around and I've thought I would try and repair them. I haven't got very far, so I'd appreciate suggestions.
Things I've tried so far:
- Turning up the volume (dumb, but it has to be tried)
- Connecting other device. The speakers don't work with my phone either.
- Using the audio input. There is a jack input where you can connect a microphone, or a jack-jack cable, or whatever. It doesn't work either.
- Connecting headphones to it. There is no sound in them either.
Now, here's what I know:
- The LED in the volume control box lights up, which means it is not a power issue.
- There are no blown capacitors. At least not electrolytic ones, I have no idea how to tell if the others have blown.
- There are no visibly broken elements.
- Since connecting something to the input jack port doesn't work either I think it's safe to assume that it is not the jack cable that's broken.
And here's something interesting: the jack you connect to the computer comes from a little volume control box, which is connected to the rest of the system. The headphone output port is in this box, too, so if I don't hear anything through the headphones it means the audio does not leave the control box, right? Does that mean the problem has to be in the box?
I have a non-working computer speaker set lying around and I've thought I would try and repair them. I haven't got very far, so I'd appreciate suggestions.
Things I've tried so far:
- Turning up the volume (dumb, but it has to be tried)
- Connecting other device. The speakers don't work with my phone either.
- Using the audio input. There is a jack input where you can connect a microphone, or a jack-jack cable, or whatever. It doesn't work either.
- Connecting headphones to it. There is no sound in them either.
Now, here's what I know:
- The LED in the volume control box lights up, which means it is not a power issue.
- There are no blown capacitors. At least not electrolytic ones, I have no idea how to tell if the others have blown.
- There are no visibly broken elements.
- Since connecting something to the input jack port doesn't work either I think it's safe to assume that it is not the jack cable that's broken.
And here's something interesting: the jack you connect to the computer comes from a little volume control box, which is connected to the rest of the system. The headphone output port is in this box, too, so if I don't hear anything through the headphones it means the audio does not leave the control box, right? Does that mean the problem has to be in the box?