QUOTE(wongpeter @ Feb 16 2011, 12:11 PM)
sounds like a dry joint/loose connection issue esp if it starts working after you have given it a few thumps, whacks or kicks!

QUOTE(power911 @ Feb 16 2011, 12:17 PM)
agree
if you got soldering skills... you can refresh those dry solder and it'll work
QUOTE(stan001 @ Feb 19 2011, 12:33 PM)
I open up the satellite speakers, there is just the speaker itself with 2 push buttons for on/off & volume control and wires to left & right speakers..
You case is like my case previously... the subwoofer "sometimes" works and "sometimes" no subwoofer sound at all..
After I took a high resolution pic of the PCB front & back and posted here, bm2000 pointed out to me that the solder joint is broken on the amp chip, probably due to the fact that the chip is on the large heatsink and the large heatsink is being vibrated by the subwoofer for the past 10 years...
Anything being vibrated for long period, surely those solder joint all lose and give u intermitted connections..
Pls post yr picture here, hope bm2000 sharp eyes can help to spot the dry solder joint..
guys, thanks for your information. Anyway, after the 1st time tried i was failed.

However, still not giving up just before send the things out for repair and give it another try on last Saturday. I tried to refresh almost all the solder points on the woofer's board, and the result if fail again.

Then i start target the satellite, open up and look so closely yet found nothing wrong. Since the tools all still on the desk and hot, just refresh the solder points too... who knows it works perfectly now.
Thank you very much for the information. U guys are the best!