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Step 2 *Optional Step*

In this step you will be replacing the internal speaker in your TV with an external one. Don't attempt this if you feel uncomfortable taking things apart. I take no responsibility if you butcher your TV. With that said lets begin. Since your TV is going to be inside a box the sound could become muffled, but if you don't mind this then you may skip this step as it is non-essential. First thing to do make sure your TV is unplugged. I learned the hard way, don't repeat my simpleton mistakes, unless your into the electrical shock thing. Most TVs will have a case that is split into two sections, one part surrounding the front and another part covering the rear. You want to remove the back panel, I've circled the three screw locations on my TV in red. Your TV will most likely be different. Now you should see the innards of your TV. Don't be intimidated by the mess of circuitry and wires, you're only concern is to locate the speaker within the case. There should be a red and white wire running from the back of the speaker, you need to snip it and strip it. Be careful not to cut any other wires, as you can see from the pictures I went a little scissor happy and ended up killing the IR receiver (the blue and white wires), rendering the remote control useless. Now feed the wire you snipped through a hole in the case. Mine had vents on the bottom wide enough to slip the wire through. Now attach the speaker wire to the wire from the TV (red to red, white to white [or black depending on your wire]), and wrap it in electrical tape just to be safe. You don't wanna have to go back into the case because the wire came loose. Good job, now stitch your patient back up. Carefully place the case back onto the TV making sure the screw holes all line up correctly.

Comments

[Ideal_Ideas91]

Ha Ha! Pointless Step As My TV comes with a Headphone jack! So all I need are some headphones, scissors, and a speaker! (I Know some tvs dont have Headphone jacks But I wanted to say HAHA, And I Did.)

[novice_geek]

A WORD OF WARNING TO ANYONE WANTING TO MODIFY THEIR TV... Because of the high voltages inside of a TV (which are always there, even when the set has been unplugged for a long time), you should NEVER disassemble a TV unless you are 100% sure of what you are doing. Also, be careful, as there might be some kind of radiation inside of the TV (if you start trying to take the tube apart, which you shouldn't be anyway). Just remember... if you do want to do this, take your time and be careful! Another option would be to connect that speaker to whatever device is providing the input to the TV. if you are using cable TV, then I would recommend using a VCR or something to change channels (and you can use the remote that way), and you can grab your audio off of that. Good Luck everyone, Novice_Geek

[mark101]

Bad plan when you cut even/straight across.You should always stagger your cut 1/4 or half inch away from each other. That way if your insulation falls off you still don't have a short circuit when the wires touch(the metal on one wire is too far away from the other metal).