How the hell do you open up the satellite speakers? In particular the right front. Had my set since 2003 - Hadn't had a single issue with quality etc until now. Only getting about 20% of the intended audio out of the right front speaker, all other speakers work fine. Same effect when I plug earphones in. Decided it was the volume drum/Audio actuators inside of the Right front speaker which houses the volume control.
this is a longshot but I need a replacement subwoofer speaker is there any equivalent that I can order? Hopefully you can help me out I have the whole set minus the speaker goes in the subwoofer
hi Karma, i have a altec lansing vs3251. the remote stopped working. i can still manually turn on the unit by turning the nob on the sub. the problem is that the default routing is 5.1 while i need 2.1. any changes to hardwire it?
problem with this unit is its not really serviceable the sub is glued together. you will need to pry it open re-flow the solder and glue it back together. humming could be a grounding problem.
i just got one of these from a thift store i gatta hard wire the speakers in bc the plugs are riped off and dont have them but yes the front grill comes off put my knife in there and came right off in 2 sec
Hi. I have an Altec Lansing Octane 2.1 speakers. It seems the main speaker (right speaker) which controls the volume and has the main wire going into the sub-woofer seems to be giving me a low volume as compared to the left speaker. Any suggestions? I did open up the sub-woofer unit but did not find any lose connections. Please do reply if you can! These are excellent speakers and wouldn't want to lose them if I can simply fix it. Thanks!
my friend gave me and ACS 641 powered subwoofer that he had lost the remote to, So my question is do you know if its possible to use without it, or do some modification to bypass the remote part
Hey I was wondering if you could help me! I have the 251 sub but none of the speakers. I know the amp in the sub is what drives the sub. All i need is to input line level into the amp from my stereo sub output. The signal comes from the front right cord. How would i modify this to connect properly. Do you know what pins are which in the front right cord?
Hi, I just bought this set in near mini cond. a couple days ago and I've noticed when I have it turned on, but it's in idle, after awhile it starts to get really hot, or when I am playing music (not at a hight volume) it starts to also get very hot, hot enough to burn a finger. It seems to get hot in the rear of the subwoofer, where there is two screws above the lable. Is this normal or is there something wrong? Thanks.
the two screws hold the transformer and rectifier board inside. they do get warm but not hot enough to burn your fingers if its that hot you likely have a problem with the transformer windings. its fused but i would leave it unplugged when not in use.
karmabike1 Heh, well thanks for telling me! I should have told the seller that before I was going to keep it. What do you think made the problem and how to fix it?
only thing to do is open the unit remove the load on the transformer and see if it still runs hot. if not its likely another bad component over loading the trans
I have an Altec Lansing ada885 system, and it started making some clicking sounds and then went out and then after a while it came back on by itself. It did that a few times and then went out permanently. It seems to be power related as the LED screen still lights up. Any ideas what it could be? Thanks!
Hey, I have the same speakers, I notice when the weather is warmer my sound will completely go out or be intermittent, but if I plug in my headphones they work fine. Any idea? Power light stays on fine so doesn't seem to be the same issue as these. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
I have same model and no power on the failed is the out put voltage from the transformator do you have this voltage or information of transformator and tell me it thanks so much
HELP? I have the same one i was wondering is it possible to switch that subwoofer and put in another sub. I wasnt to put in a bose subwoofer. But without damging anything
Hi karma electronics. I have a 251 model and the transformer was burnt. Do you know the voltage output of the transformer? Please, give me the photo or spec of the transformer. I must replace this part.
my altec lansing VS4121 subwover keep humming and made so annoying sounds when i plug the main jack from volume control... could you please advise how i can fix it? please help me :((((
I've got one of these but on the inside looks very different. Accidentaly reversed the dc connector and blew the cap...everything else looks fine but only the power diode turns on now. Any ideas what might have been fried?
Hi budsteppah. Try connect with headphone. Do you know the voltage output of the transformer? , or please, give me the photo or spec of the transformer. I must replace this part.
hello karma electronics...ive got a burnt capacitor on my altec lansing 251...how can i know the capacitor value so that i can replace it? thank you in advance.
How the hell do you open up the satellite speakers? In particular the right front.
Had my set since 2003 - Hadn't had a single issue with quality etc until now. Only getting about 20% of the intended audio out of the right front speaker, all other speakers work fine. Same effect when I plug earphones in. Decided it was the volume drum/Audio actuators inside of the Right front speaker which houses the volume control.
this is a longshot but I need a replacement subwoofer speaker is there any equivalent that I can order? Hopefully you can help me out I have the whole set minus the speaker goes in the subwoofer
hi Karma, i have a altec lansing vs3251. the remote stopped working. i can still manually turn on the unit by turning the nob on the sub. the problem is that the default routing is 5.1 while i need 2.1. any changes to hardwire it?
problem with this unit is its not really serviceable the sub is glued together. you will need to pry it open re-flow the solder and glue it back together. humming could be a grounding problem.
i just got one of these from a thift store i gatta hard wire the speakers in bc the plugs are riped off and dont have them but yes the front grill comes off put my knife in there and came right off in 2 sec
Hi. I have an Altec Lansing Octane 2.1 speakers. It seems the main speaker (right speaker) which controls the volume and has the main wire going into the sub-woofer seems to be giving me a low volume as compared to the left speaker. Any suggestions? I did open up the sub-woofer unit but did not find any lose connections. Please do reply if you can! These are excellent speakers and wouldn't want to lose them if I can simply fix it. Thanks!
my friend gave me and ACS 641 powered subwoofer that he had lost the remote to, So my question is do you know if its possible to use without it, or do some modification to bypass the remote part
Hey I was wondering if you could help me!
I have the 251 sub but none of the speakers. I know the amp in the sub is what drives the sub. All i need is to input line level into the amp from my stereo sub output. The signal comes from the front right cord. How would i modify this to connect properly. Do you know what pins are which in the front right cord?
Hi, I just bought this set in near mini cond. a couple days ago and I've noticed when I have it turned on, but it's in idle, after awhile it starts to get really hot, or when I am playing music (not at a hight volume) it starts to also get very hot, hot enough to burn a finger. It seems to get hot in the rear of the subwoofer, where there is two screws above the lable. Is this normal or is there something wrong?
Thanks.
the two screws hold the transformer and rectifier board inside. they do get warm but not hot enough to burn your fingers if its that hot you likely have a problem with the transformer windings. its fused but i would leave it unplugged when not in use.
karmabike1 Heh, well thanks for telling me! I should have told the seller that before I was going to keep it. What do you think made the problem and how to fix it?
only thing to do is open the unit remove the load on the transformer and see if it still runs hot. if not its likely another bad component over loading the trans
the front is held on with 2 screws thats under the mesh on the front is why ur middle board broke it took me 2 mins to get he front off
I have an Altec Lansing ada885 system, and it started making some clicking sounds and then went out and then after a while it came back on by itself. It did that a few times and then went out permanently. It seems to be power related as the LED screen still lights up. Any ideas what it could be? Thanks!
Hey, I have the same speakers, I notice when the weather is warmer my sound will completely go out or be intermittent, but if I plug in my headphones they work fine. Any idea? Power light stays on fine so doesn't seem to be the same issue as these. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
I have same model and no power on the failed is the out put voltage from the transformator do you have this voltage or information of transformator and tell me it thanks so much
hello bro , how to open right speaker case ? altec lansing 221
Do you know the power out of the transformator ac altec lansing no power repair when you tested altec lansing 251
HELP?
I have the same one i was wondering is it possible to switch that subwoofer and put in another sub. I wasnt to put in a bose subwoofer. But without damging anything
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can you tell me the code of the resistor (R22) please
Hi karma electronics. I have a 251 model and the transformer was burnt.
Do you know the voltage output of the transformer?
Please, give me the photo or spec of the transformer. I must replace this part.
my altec lansing VS4121 subwover keep humming and made so annoying sounds when i plug the main jack from volume control... could you please advise how i can fix it? please help me :((((
I've got one of these but on the inside looks very different. Accidentaly reversed the dc connector and blew the cap...everything else looks fine but only the power diode turns on now. Any ideas what might have been fried?
Hi budsteppah. Try connect with headphone.
Do you know the voltage output of the transformer? , or please, give me the photo or spec of the transformer.
I must replace this part.
can you tell me output of transfotmator to the rectificator please thanks so much
The grill comes off easy ! WTF break it open instead ?
no this one was easy to pry open.
hello karma electronics...ive got a burnt capacitor on my altec lansing 251...how can i know the capacitor value so that i can replace it?
thank you in advance.
if theirs no value printed on the board itself you will need to find a service manual
Karma Electronics thats what i cant find....its the same device on your video.
What is the thing that he says is loose like the cord to plug in
also puting the sub on a toggle switch thats built into the box it self
helo sir, i dnt get why it happend so..only one speaker is working. and i dnt get the reason why other speaker is not working.....
ya not the best. gluing the face on gets rid of the vibrations it had a least i get solid base now.
also i got this today and took it apart before the video even got hafe way
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