Premium Speaker not speaking :-?

[Dralin]

Kinda already already mentioned this on my Obi-Saber post, but figured it'd be more appropriate to do this as it's own thread.

I'm using a MR Obi-wan TFM soundboard, with a
Seoul P4 LED kit.

I have my wires connected correctly according to
very helpful guides provided.



I have it all hooked-up as so...




I have it to where the LED lights-ups up now... But no sound coming from the premium speaker. Not even a peep.
If there's any ideas or suggestions, they're very welcome. Thankyou.

[Shadar Al'Niende]

Maybe it's your elecrtical tape?

Seriously though... It looks like you have a large blob of solder on your speaker's pos wire. Looks like it shouldn't matter, but otherwise it looks ok to me, so im not sure....

[Rhyen Skytracker]

Check the solder connection on the board for the speaker wires.

[Dralin]

hehe yeah, the tap is only a momentary thing till i get it all perfect.

Since that pic has been taken, i've tried redoing the connections and even just doing a basic (hold wires on) method. still nothing.

The board worked fine before when it was just the MR saber.

Debating on yanking a speaker from one my hasbro sabers and trying one of them. But not sure if there's anything special to do differently for wiring on that.

It seemed so simple for the premium speaker...

[Caine Drathul]

Do you have a multimeter? If so, check it with that.....should be at 8ohm or more I believe.

[dj2rbo]

I dont know if this is related but what happens to my premium speakers is the solder point on the speakers itself comes off. then after that it wont work no more. This happens when I cram everything in. I must've wasted 6 or 7 speakers since starting this hobby.

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Your speaker has shorted out due to the exceedingly long exposed wire connected to the speaker pads. I am nearly 100% sure that is your problem, but what would I know since I have only installed ~250 of these Electrical tape= VERY bad form too (get some heatshrink and heatshrink EVERY connection including where the wires attach to the new speaker. Also cover the connections to the speaker with a thin layer of hotglue).

[Jedi-Loreen]

That's what I was thinking, when I saw how far back those wires were stripped that are soldered to the speaker.

And, shorten those ridiculously long wires, while you're at it.

Also, your pics are too large. The largest allowed here are 800 x 600.

[DJMoonbass]

if it doesnt fix your problem. connect some wires to your speaker pads and then the other ends of the wire to the + and - of a AA battery. if it makes a popping noise the speaker is good and its your wiring. if no popping noise = you have a bad speaker. (happens to me all the time)

and like others have said. heatshrink, short strips, hot glue, trim excess wire, etc = good wiring habbits.

we need a song for this! something annoying. lol

[Jedi-Loreen]

There's one "b" in "habits".

They aren't Hobbits.