Portable Speaker System

Made from otherwise unused computer speakers, this simple battery powered setup can be employed in numerous situations where power is unavailable but music is a must.  A standard headphone plug fits ipods and other electronic devices.

Step 1 Stuff

You will need to modify some aspects of these instructions depending on your model of speakers.

Materials:
1 set of computer speakers-They need to run off of a 9v wall adapter.
1 computer's side panel sheet metal
1 9v battery clip
2 small screws
1 foot of wire
electrical tape
solder

Tools:
screwdriver
power drill with small and large bits for metal
dremel with grinding cone
metal shears
vise
hammer
wire strippers

Comments

[ivanjacob]

mine are 12 volts my amp can run on 9v but does that reduce quality??

[hsarode1]

This is called instructable.com

[schumi23]

no... its not... (i even looked up before posting it!)

[WindowsRecycleBinTechnology.PawMedia]

Nice :)

[ashwinlit]

Best tutorial for how to make those on instructables.com, welldone.

[dferretti]

can you now run these on battery or ac?

[JamesRPatrick]

Yep. The battery just needs to be removed before the speakers are plugged in.

[tekkguy]

One improvement might be to splice the 9v battery clip to the wire from the wall wart (cut the wall wart off and use the end that connects to the speakers). That way, you never have to open the casing at all.

[wawee]

yea i was thinkin abot doing that

[wawee]

would these be strong enough to hear through a running 4 wheeler?

[JamesRPatrick]

Possibly. It all depends on the speakers that you use and how loud the ATV is. You can test it out by bringing the speakers outside with an extension cord and playing a song with the engine running.

[cowscankill]

Ahhh pooop. I wasted my speakers D:
Tried to put it together my way, failed and broke them.
I'm going to see if I can get some more to do this :D (mount them in my bookbag)

[zvillesurfer]

what did you break? you can probably still salvage the amp or speakers.

[cowscankill]

D: Not anymore
Pretty sure I threw them away...
I broke the amp.

[Punkguyta]

 Seriously? This is nearly common sense.

[RadBear]

Nearly being the operative word. For those with a limited background in electronics this could be a really helpful Ible. And while the concept is simple it is well documented and written. I probably wouldv'e compressed some of the mount construction steps, but that is author's perogative.

The only thing I find disturbing is going to all this effort to listen to ABBA. :)

[JamesRPatrick]

For realsies.

[DIY Dave]

Your speakers look just like some speakers I have, but mine don't have an amp.