The Barbie Box: a camouflaged case/ boom box for your mp3 player

Step 2 How to wire the Barbie Box

I have included a wiring diagram of how to properly connect this pile of parts. What I suggest doing is temporarily connecting all the parts together by twisting or taping for trouble shooting. One important thing to check is to make sure all of the left, right, and return signals are not crossed. When I was doing this I used a song with a distinct left and right side, in my case people talking who were panned either entirely left or right. When you split and strip the 1/8th inch headphone cord, you will find either three or four wires. Red is right, left will be white or black, and the remaining, usually uninsulated wire, is the signal return. This signal return will either be one or two wires, but in the end they connect to the same point. After you have all the wiring working, you can trim the wires to length and solder all the connections. I recommend using shrink tubing to both organize wires and cover any exposed portions of the wire. Just remember to put the tubing over the wire BEFORE SOLDERING.