The left hand speaker of my old AL VS4121 died. Only the tweeters work, the bottom one doesn't. No way to open it up.
I saw some really old post by someone on reddit, saying the speakers are glued up completely and cannot be opened for maintenance.
https://superuser.com/questions/536469/altec-lansing-vs4121-dismantling-the-satellite-speaker
If you see the imgur pics, it seems about right too. I tried poking around the edges with a screw driver, and only the plastic gave way. Seems it is glued permanently.
Can a heat gun be used without destroying the plastic? I think heat will melt the plastic grill and make it worse.
Another idea i had was to use a dremel and cut near the bottom of the speakers. Only problem is how much deep and what damage it will do. Any ideas on how to change the speaker or test it?
Google search showed me vyral's thread on this topic too.
https://www.techenclave.com/community/threads/replacing-my-altec-lansing-vs2321.152808/
I saw some really old post by someone on reddit, saying the speakers are glued up completely and cannot be opened for maintenance.
https://superuser.com/questions/536469/altec-lansing-vs4121-dismantling-the-satellite-speaker
If you see the imgur pics, it seems about right too. I tried poking around the edges with a screw driver, and only the plastic gave way. Seems it is glued permanently.
Can a heat gun be used without destroying the plastic? I think heat will melt the plastic grill and make it worse.
Another idea i had was to use a dremel and cut near the bottom of the speakers. Only problem is how much deep and what damage it will do. Any ideas on how to change the speaker or test it?
Google search showed me vyral's thread on this topic too.
https://www.techenclave.com/community/threads/replacing-my-altec-lansing-vs2321.152808/
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