TomTom Go 510 Speaker Replacment

[Machnumber2]

I found a new speaker for my TT Go 510 on Mouser and recieved it today. During the installation I had to do some soldering and splicing with the speaker wire. Unfortunatly due to a series of blunders, I managed to destroy and then lose the PCB plug that plugs the wires into the the printed circuit board (PCB). This is a two pin very small lock type or friction type plub I think. The receptacle is ok. I am at a loss what to do now as I cannot think of a way to cannect the speakers wires to the pcb without the plug. Its amazing how you assume something that simple couldnt be a problem until your faced with it. This is my trusty Go 510 so I dont want to give up on it. The two pins sticking up out of the circuit board are very small and close together so I dont know how I could attache the wire to these pins.

I have searched the internet looking for a replacement with wires attached with not luck. Even if I found something like it I dont know if itwill fit. Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[dhn]

Well, just a thought........

Can you take a photo of the current situation just so it's clear where the issue is and post here? Then, if one of our 'rip the units apart and rewire like crazy' gurus, mikealder, doesn't see this thread within a day or so, send him a pm to advise you (unless some other user pops in to help.)

 

[Machnumber2]

Ok here are the photos. I am sure it will provide a good chuckle for a few people. I dont know what I was thinking. The wires I spliced to the speaker wires much too large. The shrink fit insulator sleeves were too big so I used saran wrap and shrunk it down by touching it now and then with the soldering iron. I soldered the wires directly to the speaker terminals of the new speakers, a puff of smoke that came out may or may not have come from the speaker's internal wiring coil I havent tested it yet. Kind of a mess. I need to get this thing fixed or replaced with an identical unit before the wife finds out or she will not let me come within 10 feet of her TT 920T again. I know I have seen this plug before, like on the battery of a cordless phone. I am sure they come in a million variations though and finding this specific plug may not be possible so I may have to jury rig something. Sorry for the blurry photos, the camera cannot focus in that close.
Any help or ideas appreciated.

 

[Machnumber2]

The photos did not post, I will try uploading them directly.

 

[Machnumber2]

The rest of them

 

[mikealder]

Send me a PM with your name/ Address and I will put the speaker/ lead in the post from my dead 910, some of it may as well make someone happy as it fried the main board when the charger blew, the speaker is OK though and it will stop you messing around soldering wires to it! - Mike

 

[Micklemas]

There's a very good company who sells reasonably priced speakers - they probably do sub minature plugs as well. The guy's name is michael liang & the company is Advanced Acoustic Technology Corp & they are posting me two AK-402004CC-0 for $15 which will fit my XL 1 euro - the spec for the speakers is 40x 20 x 6 mm ----- 4 Ohm x 2 w. I fitted an 8 Ohm speaker which rectified the nil sound problem but I think the sound level is slightly less with the 8 Ohm speaker.
May I suggest amalgamating tape to insulate the fine wires it waterproofs and insulates when streached to 50% & it can be cut to any width and it sticks to itself only and not the wire.

 

[Machnumber2]

Mikealder,
Sorry for the delay getting back to this post, but that is so cool for you to offer to send that part, thank you. I have jury rigged something for the speaker and if it doesnt hold I may take you up on that offer. I ended up pushing the ends of larger gauge wires straight down into the pins. There was no way that I could see to hold those wires in place other than jamming the wires next to a screw about an inch above where the speaker plug plugs in.

I would only recommend doing this project for pepole that are patient and have some soldering skills because this job can go from bad to worse in a hurry as it did for me. Overall I would not do it again. However, after all that effort at least the speaker does in fact sound much better. It has a more crisp sound and is not as flat sounding. I am not sure if it was because it was a better speaker or the fact that the speaker I replaced was probably 4 years old and used alot. The two speakers look almost identical and have the same specs stamped on the back. The new speaker was a full range speaker, I am not sure if the stock TT speaker was or not.

Again I was very impressed with the TT as it held up to alot of abuse during the time we used it and especially when I was replacing the speaker. I was amazed it started up without a hitch.

 

[Machnumber2]

I think my first draft was lost.
I have emailed the guy you mentioned and hopefully they carry the same speaker I am looking for for my TT 920T as I already have found one for my TT go 510. Thank you for that lead.

PS My goal is to match all the specs including the ohms. If I could exceed the wattage that would be great or get a higher performance speaker.