I'm obviously on a tinkering hype at the moment! I picked up a load of bits from a school, one thing was a cool little retro power unit. I decided it'd be cool to turn it into a bluetooth speaker.
First thing's first - go to the shed. I find it's REALLY important to keep your working area clean and tidy.
This is going to be a test run to make sure I like the idea/plan. Here are the ingredients;
Close up of the power unit. I'm not sure what drew me to it, but I particularly liked the handles on the side. Very utilitarian.
First thing's first is to take it apart! I'm not an electrician, so don't really want to touch any of this.
Empty box
Shame to lose all these bits, but I have zero idea how to incorporate any of it into my speaker, so I'm not going to try.
This is the amplifier/bluetooth board I'm using. It's supposed to be 100w with an extra 100w of bass. I have zero idea how to check this, but in my testing it's pretty loud, and reasonably clear, even on the crappy speaker driver I'm using to test.
IT'S ALIVE! Always a concern when buying electronics online. A lot of them are cheap because they completely forgo any quality control.
Definitely skipped a step here, but whipped up a quick front using a bit of scrap wood. The speaker is an old one from the Land Rover. Wanted to make sure it didn't sound too tinny. I'm hoping to make up a panel of aluminium to fit the front, which means I'll be able to box up the rest of the parts and potentially put it all back together if I need to.
Here's where it stands at the moment. I need to pick up the speakers I'm going to be using and work out how I'm going to do the controls. I think I'll put them alongside the speaker, as can be seen by my VERY high tech mockup!
First thing's first - go to the shed. I find it's REALLY important to keep your working area clean and tidy.
This is going to be a test run to make sure I like the idea/plan. Here are the ingredients;
Close up of the power unit. I'm not sure what drew me to it, but I particularly liked the handles on the side. Very utilitarian.
First thing's first is to take it apart! I'm not an electrician, so don't really want to touch any of this.
Empty box
Shame to lose all these bits, but I have zero idea how to incorporate any of it into my speaker, so I'm not going to try.
This is the amplifier/bluetooth board I'm using. It's supposed to be 100w with an extra 100w of bass. I have zero idea how to check this, but in my testing it's pretty loud, and reasonably clear, even on the crappy speaker driver I'm using to test.
IT'S ALIVE! Always a concern when buying electronics online. A lot of them are cheap because they completely forgo any quality control.
Definitely skipped a step here, but whipped up a quick front using a bit of scrap wood. The speaker is an old one from the Land Rover. Wanted to make sure it didn't sound too tinny. I'm hoping to make up a panel of aluminium to fit the front, which means I'll be able to box up the rest of the parts and potentially put it all back together if I need to.
Here's where it stands at the moment. I need to pick up the speakers I'm going to be using and work out how I'm going to do the controls. I think I'll put them alongside the speaker, as can be seen by my VERY high tech mockup!