Building speakers can be a rewarding pastime for DIY enthusiasts. The measure of success for these hobbyists is when the speaker works, even if its audio quality and the appearance are not comparable to factory-produced speakers. With enough creativity and time, anyone can make speakers using a variety of items found in the home--even old headphones.
Instructions
Make Wireless Speakers
1. Cut two wires. Each of them should be at least 3 inches long. Solder the wires to the male end of your socket and plug connectors.
2. Open the wireless charging base and unscrew the circuit board. Locate the charging wires on the circuit board. Solder the other ends of the wires on your connectors to the points at which the charging wires connect to the circuit board.
3. Make allowance for the wires in the charging base. Make a notch in the shell of the charging base so that the wires can stick out when you close the base. Place the circuit board back into the base and replace the screws.
4. Take your headphones apart. Remove the screws so you can open the battery housing. Use the dremel to cut the shell around the batteries. Avoid cutting the wires.
5. Make a small box with the Plexiglas and hot glue. The box should be big enough to hold the battery housing from your headphones as well as the charging circuits. Make a hole in the box in the area where the batteries will be placed for easy access.
6. Replace the spring-based switch with a sliding on/off switch. Solder the ground and positive wires from the sliding switch in the place of the spring-based switch on the circuit board.
7. Cut a small hole on the side of the box to accommodate the new switch, and make it accessible. Place the switch against the hole, and glue it to the Plexiglas housing.
8. Cut a hole for the speaker. This is the ear piece from the headphones. The hole should be just large enough to fit the speaker housing. Place the housing through the hole. The edges of the speaker should rest on the Plexiglas. Glue the edges to the Plexiglas.
9. Solder the wire to the female end of the power connector. Solder the wires from your power cable to the charging tabs. Test your speakers.
10. Discover more techniques for building your own speakers with "Designing, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker System with Projects" by David B. Weems (see Resources below).
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