I opened it up, and it turns out the speaker was measuring full open when the printed text on the component suggests 8 Ohms. I had an old Bluetooth speaker that never worked very well and tore out the similar 10 Ohm speaker that isn’t quite the right part but it’s kind of close, soldered her in, and it works like a charm! Sort of.
Turns out though that the old speaker is glued in so well that I can’t get it out. I had to make a hole to let the speaker hang out of the case because otherwise I couldn’t get the cover back on. In the process, the antenna cover wouldn’t go back in either because I damaged it drilling the hole.
It’s much quieter now and with poor sound quality. I wouldn’t risk using it portable either. It technically works – just not very well. I figured this community might appreciate my lame repair.
What’s it use for power? AA batteries? Or an outlet?
It has three AA batteries as a backup power source when removed from the stand. The small stand just under the radio provides power from the mains.
It only runs for about a day on batteries; it’s not meant to be used from batteries regularly. It doesn’t charge the batteries, but I use rechargeable batteries as the backup. It’s an Acu-Rite model 08550.