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Make an iPod Speaker from a Hallmark Music Card

Step 2Remove speaker from card

remove speaker from card
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Use a utility knife to cut along the top and bottom edge of the card to expose the speaker.

Cut the speaker wire at the base of the circuit board first and then gently remove the speaker from the card. If you don't cut the speaker wire first you could end up ripping the wire from the base of the speaker and then you'd really need a soldering iron.

The speaker is fixed to the card with a small circular piece of double sided tape, so it shouldn't be too difficult to remove. Avoid the urge here to use your utility knife to "cut away" the speaker - you could accidentally cut right into the speaker itself.

Finally, strip about a quarter inch of insulation from the wires.

Side note: In case you're wondering, the Hallmark card is powered by a CR2032 3V Lithium Battery. This is the key ingredient for making an LED Throwie and is the power house for a bunch of other Instructables. The battery isn't necessary for this Instructable, but holding on to it could prove to be handy down the road. ;-)
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10 comments
Aug 26, 2010. 9:53 AMKruegem says:
Come on you guys Rock and Thrash metal is were it's at.
May 23, 2009. 12:47 AMgwite90 says:
ha your 31, rap music is the shiznits and not dumb for if it was then i would be dumb for listening to it but i have 3 college degrees and im only 19
May 23, 2009. 12:23 PMcomputernut401 says:
3 college degrees and you misspelled "you're"?
Oct 22, 2009. 7:53 AMranmawolf says:
@computernut401 - ahaha right? I guess he doesn't realize that "you're" is spelled with a silent 'e', and "rap" is spelled with an invisible 'c' :P lol 

Hehe... kidding, peeps - not all rap is crap... but then, I'm a crusty old fossil, and remember the days of RunDMC, the Sugar Hill Gang, the SoulSonic Force, etc. - that was actually musical ^_^

(Well, to a degree, anywho :P hehe)


Jul 10, 2009. 9:21 AMcmskellington says:
gwite90 forgot to mention he attended "Clown College" and only got 3 out of a possible 98 degrees. Degree #37 is "Elephant Cage Sanitation Technician".
Jun 7, 2009. 9:00 AMdombeef says:
Yeah He might be lying
Jul 23, 2009. 6:46 PMcody777 says:
nice keyboard cat picture
Jul 23, 2009. 7:16 PMdombeef says:
It isnt just a picture go to my page and see that it moves
May 2, 2009. 3:33 PMget to da parakeet says:
i,personaly, think there are NO POINT to these cards. why do they make them anyways?
Oct 8, 2009. 5:25 PMbassclarinet23 says:
To irritate people to the point where they disassemble them and make them into ipod speakers.
Jun 18, 2009. 8:22 AMclydicus says:
My 4-year-old thinks these musical cards are the shizzle. I just wish they made them with a battery that doesn't last so long...because enough is enough already...
Aug 26, 2011. 6:59 PMTheRyleeAnn says:
lol i have a lil bro and sis who are exactly like u described- i got a musical card for my bday and they abused it to the point where my mom threw it out. ah, wish i knew about this project then... :( haha
Dec 3, 2011. 12:33 PMBBFNN says:
um.... does it need batteries?
Oct 13, 2009. 2:11 PMdg33 says:
just tape the electronics to someones door or wardrobe... descreat so they cant find it...

the worse the song the more annoying it is...
May 10, 2009. 6:31 PMIzBisch says:
so people can make these :D
May 17, 2009. 4:46 PMget to da parakeet says:
LOL xD
Mar 16, 2009. 5:39 PMJmoney21 says:
layoff rap is good
May 15, 2008. 12:28 PMemilrad says:
your 30 lol
May 18, 2008. 7:02 AMdudeguy1234 says:
You're 30, ha ha ha!*
May 15, 2008. 1:19 PMslimguy379 says:
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May 15, 2008. 1:59 PMbenjgvps says:
Well said. It may take longer to write an IM, though 100% of the people I talk to know what I'm saying. Plus how dumb do you have to be to listen to rap "Music"!
May 17, 2008. 8:09 PMGeoffrito says:
aww, lay off us for a bit. You don't have to be 'dumb' to listen to rap music, it's just a different taste. Or lack thereof, i would think, because I don't see the attraction in it either. But like i was saying- different tastes :)
May 17, 2008. 8:00 PMslimguy379 says:
"Music"... the proverbial "music" that our tasteless generation listens to, my thoughts exactly
Jan 5, 2010. 7:19 PMiMakeRandomStuff says:
 lol

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