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Well, I had an old stereo in the garage, but it only played CD's and the radio didn't work, so after running an amp off of a battery for my iPod, I thought, hell, it's time to sort something a bit more permanent out..... MDF, an old car stereo and speakers and away we go. First off, I did a quick drawing so that the measurements were right and it would fit together nicely.  Then, I wasted a bit of MDF getting my measurememnts completely wrong, and then, paying attention, cut some to the right size. Then cut, drill, glue (No pics, how useless?) and apply a clear satin varnish and a length of skateboard grip tape, and Bob's ya uncle  Oh, and I added in a cig lighter to charge the iPod as well  So, happy with my efforts I connected up the battery and enjoyed listening to the radio at last. Fast forward a couple of weeks, and I decided it was time to think about a better place for the garage netbook. You see, it was sat on the workbench, and because of my awesome forward thinking  there is in fact a door between the stereo and the bench. The aux lead isn't long enough so it was only a matter of time before it fell on the floor. I had a look around in the scrap/project box and found the remains of a TV cabinet which looked to have the ideal angle.  A little sawing action later,  To stop it falling off, I added a couple of angles at the end  And then mounted it on the wall ;D  Now I can listen to all of the stuff that isn't on my iPod as well |
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That looks epic. great recycling  |
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That looks epic. great recycling Thanks bud, I'm well happy with it. Been a while, you still got the Chevette? |
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Nice one Pete, I made one similar a few years ago out of some old stereo gear I had lying around in the garage and some scraps of wood. Oh, and a power supply from an old computer scanner!    Nothing as nice as yours though and I LOVE the idea of the laptop/netbook to run the tunes. Great work Dude. |
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Great job Pete
I am lucky with Mickey next door an my own rummaging skills at tips that I do not need to build them anymore.
Though your laptop use has given me ideas.
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All good stuff - and very neat. Beats my wires everywhere attached to an old battery :-) I keep on intending getting either a small ammo box or a tough (but cheap) tool box and using that as a housing for a car radio. Recently sorted out my old desktop computer that will go into the new workshop (when built !).
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Cheers chaps, glad you like it (Bruce, great minds and all that No copyright infringements though ;D ) There is more....... But I need to take some more photos. |
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Oh, Bruce, liking the scanner power supply, my electrical skills really aren't up to much, but the battery doesn't last that long, so I might have to look into that |
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Oh, Bruce, liking the scanner power supply, my electrical skills really aren't up to much, but the battery doesn't last that long, so I might have to look into that An old desktop PC PSU is ideal too. You need to bridge two pins on the bit that plugs into the motherboard to fool it into thinking it's connected and it's all sorted ( the green one fourth from the left on the top row and any black one) I have one lying about to test things without needing a battery. You get a 12, 5 and 3.3v supply. Obviously you can still run a car fag lighter off it too, which is useful. |
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Garage radio and more!MiataMark
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My dad did something similar for my sister when she went to university, 30+ years ago. Not sure what he used as a PSU but as he was a computer (mainframe) engineer probably from an old computer.
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Cheers guys, I'll definitely be having a look at that as an option. So, with the power in mind and the fact that I am a skinflint, I decided to take advantage of the cheepo solar panels that Maplin have been selling. This was a few weeks ago, but to be honest it hasn't really been all that impressive. It probably needs angling a bit more towards the sun, and of course we aren't getting quite so much sun now are we  Next up was to wire in the amp ;D Not that it particularly needs it, but it was there......   Next up, more speakers ;D |
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I will definatly be stealing this idea!! Well done mate
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My pc has given up the ghost, I have an old stereo and some speakers, plus wood lying about..
might have to build myself one of these.. once I work out the wiring from the power supply.. lol
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TV next ;D
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My pc has given up the ghost, I have an old stereo and some speakers, plus wood lying about.. might have to build myself one of these.. once I work out the wiring from the power supply.. lol It really is as simple as I posted above. Bridge the two pins mentioned above (with a switch between is even better), then yellow wires are 12 volt, red ones are 5 volt and orange ones 3.3 volts. Black ones are all -ve  |
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My pc has given up the ghost, I have an old stereo and some speakers, plus wood lying about.. might have to build myself one of these.. once I work out the wiring from the power supply.. lol It really is as simple as I posted above. Bridge the two pins mentioned above (with a switch between is even better), then yellow wires are 12 volt, red ones are 5 volt and orange ones 3.3 volts. Black ones are all -ve  As the 5V is actually -5V (IIRC), you can bridge the molex to give 7V. It was always a cheap way of making cheap nasty PC fans quieter back in the day. Google 7V fan mod and you should get plenty of info. Rysz. |
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^^ Only do that if you have a bigger load permanently wired between +5V and ground. Otherwise you'll let the smoke out. A PC fan draws only a tiny current so it's ok but an amp is a different kettle of fish.
I use a PC power supply for the heat and lights in a reptile viv, probably 150W all up. Dust killed the last one after 4-5 years of continuous use. The current one was a freebie from a local PC repair shop and just gets a hoovering through the vents every few months. It has been in service for a fair while. Doesn't even get warm to the touch.
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Last Edit: Dec 4, 2012 21:20:58 GMT by Clamity
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Oh, and I added in a cig lighter to charge the iPod as well 
there is in fact a door between the stereo and the bench. The aux lead isn't long enough so it was only a matter of time before it fell on the floor.
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