We got Sound!!!

[Paul Mansfield]

>From a bit of googling, the speakers are made by Veco / Vansonic

http://www.veco.com.tw/

unfortunately googling for the part numbers on the QR code hasn't
turned up exactly what I'm looking for.

so I made an offer on those speakers listed on ebay.



On 26 September 2016 at 20:25, Paul Mansfield <paul at mansfield.co.uk> wrote:
> On 22 September 2016 at 22:07, Paul Mansfield <paul at mansfield.co.uk> wrote:
>> TLDR:
>> * my TCM does have working sound. yay! though it's not stable, it's
>> 100x better than it was.
>> * my headphone socket works just fine
>> * my speakers, or the speaker amplifier is faulty.
>
> Sadly my speakers are fried.
>
> We popped the back off the TCM this evening. It's very easy, just use
> an old credit card or similar thing made of soft plastic to pop open
> the clips, there's no glue or screws!
>
> The speakers are in black thermoplastic holders, each held in with two
> screws. One has an embossed part number, the other a QR code, which
> match. Thin wires join a common plug connecting to the motherboard, so
> it's possible to unplug them and easily swap them out, but it does
> mean disconnecting video cables and other things because the speaker
> cables run underneath them.
>
> The moment we unscrewed the speaker holders and lifted them out, we
> could see the thermoplastic was a bit mis-shapen and a different
> texture, suggesting they'd been cooked :-(
>
>
> Boran found some speakers on ebay
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162194767041?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true
>
> Which is good news as it gives me a cap on the price I'll have to pay.
>
> the guy selling the speakers appears to have broken his tablet and is
> selling all the parts
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=janodani&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xclick.TRS0&_nkw=click&_sacat=0