Laptop speaker swap - danger of burning out?

[Domarius]

This is more of a project than a repair. (The laptop I short-circuited is beyond repair...)

I have a dead laptop (my bad) with good speakers.
And a working laptop with crappy speakers.

I don't need the case (making a mini-arcade cabinet) so the speakers don't have to fit.

I'd just like to know, if because the other speakers are "better" (sound fuller, louder) they potentially draw more... power. Voltage, Watts, watt ever.

And so, is there a risk of burning out, overheating, exploding and catching fire in the laptop I solder them into?

 

[davenn]

Hi Domarius
welcome to Electronics Point

Shouldn't be a problem

Most laptop speakers are only rated to ~ 0.5 - 1W max anyway

they may sound better for several reasons or a mix of all these ...

they are just better speakers
have a bit more room around them in the case to get better resonance
the audio amplifier feeding those speakers is better quality

cheers
Dave

 

[KrisBlueNZ]

I agree with Dave, you're very unlikely to have a problem.

Ideally the impedances of the replacement speakers should match the original speakers. Impedance is measured in ohms, and they should be marked on the speakers as a number followed by the ohms symbol, the upper case omega. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega