Introduction: Portable Ipod Speaker With LEDS!!!
the fast and easy way to make a Portable ipod speaker
Step 1: Parts
you will need an Altoids tin, a set of head phone, leds, AAA batters,Wire,switch, and a small speaker.
Tool: soldering iron, E-tape, and glue gun
Step 2: Strip the Head Phones
Just cut them off so you can see the 2 different wires
Step 3: Make the Tin.
Step 4: The Speaker
the first thing you want to do is feed the cord through the side hole then to the speaker to be solder
Step 5: Now the Leds
first you will need about five leds in to a parallel circuit and fold then like in the picture.
Step 6: Connecting the Switch
to connecting the switch solder two wires like so then connect them to the batters (i used tape)
Step 7: Connecting the Leds
solder the 2 wires to the leds
Step 8: Put It in the Tin
Step 9: Finished!!!
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35 Comments
9 years ago on Introduction
I noticed that you show AA batteries in the picture labeled "Parts" but you title them as AAA batteries. Which did you use?
13 years ago on Step 9
are they sound reactive btw good instructable its a 5
Reply 10 years ago on Step 9
In order to make them sound reactive, you need to send the output from your iPod/MP3 player to the speaker and the LEDs.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
thank you for the ranking since this is my first instructable but not my last
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Not yet but i hope i can make them soon
11 years ago on Introduction
SIMPLEST SPEAKER EVER. IF I WAS A WOMAN, I WOULD ASK YOU IF I COULD HAVE YOUR BABY.
13 years ago on Step 4
cool but do u have to solder it mine is out of gas can i use electrical tape and um i reall need this u show to red but on head phones theres always a left and right how would u distingish which
Reply 12 years ago on Step 4
It doesn't really matter on which side you put the wire on. As long as you put all of the wires in the same circuit.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
you can use e-tape and you only need one side it does madder if its left or rigth and there are always to different colored wires.
12 years ago on Introduction
i love your led idea ToxicHanz.
well... i dont know much about electronics but still-
I have been doing this pin and speaker thingy since the time i got my ipod nano 5g. but i think the sound's too low. is there any simple way of making it louder?
12 years ago on Step 1
do i need to add the led lights in??
13 years ago on Step 5
What do you need the LED's for?
Reply 12 years ago on Step 5
aesthetics
12 years ago on Introduction
im doin this project @ school.
13 years ago on Introduction
so if you went without the leds the batteries would not be needed, right?
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
idk cuz they wud need 2 b powrd by sumthing..and the switch would neeed to give power to the speakers???
12 years ago on Introduction
so its switch-battery-speaker?? and the led is wired to the _________
13 years ago on Introduction
where did you get the speaker?
13 years ago on Introduction
wait, so the ipod is connected to the speaker?
bad?
13 years ago on Introduction
hey this is pretty much my design (not saying u took it its just great minds think slike ei) exept i used flashing led circuit so they flash to the rythm of the music and its not much bigger than urs p.s ur going great keep designing and im 13 so if ur older thn me u never know wat u could do ?