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Step 7Adding The Circuit Boards
I went for minimalism when it came to mounting the circuitry inside the salad bowls. I used the least amount of screws possible.
To begin, reconnect the ribbon cables of the power supply (now, with the newly installed AA battery holder) back to the circuit boards. Remember the orientation from the earlier step? If you examine the connections you'll see that there really is only one way to connect it but I find a little more peace of mind having a reference picture.
Once connected you need to figure out how your going to orient all the boards around the salad bowl. I wanted to give every board as much space as possible. (See the picture below to see how I oriented everything)
I attached the circuit boards with the thinner wood screws with the nylon washers and the nylon spacers. I didn't feel the need for pilot holes on these ones. I used a battery powered drill at half power to gingerly screw them in. I started with the main circuit board and used one screw with nylon washers and spacer to mount that. Then I did the same with the receiver circuit next to it. (see picture)
The circuit board with the switches and knobs I knew I needed to get at in order to use the speakers so I used the thick double-stick tape to mount that slightly standing up a little so I could get to the controls fairly easily. (see picture)
*The double stick tape, in my opinion, is one of those temporary solutions I was talking about earlier. Eventually that tape is going to come loose and perhaps a better solution is to use some small L-brackets instead.
Finally, the last step in this process is my worst temporary solution. Because I needed to get these guys done before the next day as well as get some sleep before work. I decided to simply Gaffers Tape the AA battery holder and the little AC connector board to the side of the interior of the bowl. I plan on fixing this in my own speakers by using some sort of velcro solution.
OK, you have successfully finished one side of the speaker sphere. Now, you have to go back to the beginning and repeat the process for the other side.
*No worries. It's a lot of explanation for a pretty simple process. Once you've done one side you will be able to do the other side in half the time. My first complete speaker sphere took me about five hours to finish. The second one I did took only a couple of hours.
To begin, reconnect the ribbon cables of the power supply (now, with the newly installed AA battery holder) back to the circuit boards. Remember the orientation from the earlier step? If you examine the connections you'll see that there really is only one way to connect it but I find a little more peace of mind having a reference picture.
Once connected you need to figure out how your going to orient all the boards around the salad bowl. I wanted to give every board as much space as possible. (See the picture below to see how I oriented everything)
I attached the circuit boards with the thinner wood screws with the nylon washers and the nylon spacers. I didn't feel the need for pilot holes on these ones. I used a battery powered drill at half power to gingerly screw them in. I started with the main circuit board and used one screw with nylon washers and spacer to mount that. Then I did the same with the receiver circuit next to it. (see picture)
The circuit board with the switches and knobs I knew I needed to get at in order to use the speakers so I used the thick double-stick tape to mount that slightly standing up a little so I could get to the controls fairly easily. (see picture)
*The double stick tape, in my opinion, is one of those temporary solutions I was talking about earlier. Eventually that tape is going to come loose and perhaps a better solution is to use some small L-brackets instead.
Finally, the last step in this process is my worst temporary solution. Because I needed to get these guys done before the next day as well as get some sleep before work. I decided to simply Gaffers Tape the AA battery holder and the little AC connector board to the side of the interior of the bowl. I plan on fixing this in my own speakers by using some sort of velcro solution.
OK, you have successfully finished one side of the speaker sphere. Now, you have to go back to the beginning and repeat the process for the other side.
*No worries. It's a lot of explanation for a pretty simple process. Once you've done one side you will be able to do the other side in half the time. My first complete speaker sphere took me about five hours to finish. The second one I did took only a couple of hours.
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