{"id":39,"date":"2011-06-15T19:19:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T13:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markwheeler.com\/wordpress\/?p=39"},"modified":"2011-06-15T19:19:45","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T13:19:45","slug":"pvc-ipod-boombox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"PVC iPod Boombox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
I have been (without luck) looking for a beach-proof boombox with an iPod dock.
\nAside from a jobsite radio; like this Bosch<\/a> or Milwaukee<\/a>, there’s nothing I would kick around the sand. But, these tend to be on the hefty side.So, I decided to build my own. I found many inspirations and did recall a set of speakers\u00a0housed in PVC<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Design Goals:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Portable2. Battery Powered and Rechargable<\/p>\n

3. Beach\/Sand\/Waterproof – PVC provides that. And I’m no wizard with building wood boxes.<\/p>\n

4. Bawls – Wanted something that could pump out the jams. 25 Watts seems like plenty with the 4″ speakers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tools \/ Materials \/ Parts & Pieces:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Version 1.0<\/strong><\/td>\n2′ length of 4″ PVC pipe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2 x 4″ PVC 90 degree elbows.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3\/4 Plywood board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2 x 4″ drain grates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2′ length of 3″ PVC pipe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Version 2.0<\/strong><\/td>\n4″ PVC Tee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nWeatherproof Electrical Outlet Cover<\/a> – Makes a great dock for iPod Nano, Mini and Classic. iPod Touch’s are a little too long for this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nSure 2x25w Class-D Amplifier<\/a>
\n– Has enough oomph for this project and is small.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nDC 5V 9V 12V Portable Rechargeable CCTV Li-ion battery<\/a>
\n– Found on eBay. Has 5V USB output for recharging devices AND 12V 2.1mm output for powering the amp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/td>\n3. Audio\/Sync Cable for iPhone\/iPod (Apple Dock Connector to USB \/ 3.5mm Audio)<\/a>\"\" – Allows for input into the amplifier and will also charge the iPod off the battery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n2 x Dayton Audio RS100-4 4″ Reference Full-Range Driver 4 Ohm<\/a>
\n– These sound great paired with the amp above.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
End Result:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nVersion 1.0<\/strong>I really wasn’t thrilled with the end result of 1.0. It was heavy and cumbersome at 20″ wide.<\/p>\n

I left this undone and moved on to 2.0.<\/p>\n

(Click image for larger version)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nVersion 2.0<\/strong>A 4″ PVC Tee provided enough room for all the components and is a little more portable at 16″ wide.<\/p>\n

(Click image for larger version)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nVersion 3.0<\/strong>I am considering moving the volume and power controls to the rear. I am researching a passive crossover<\/a> and a 4″ midbass<\/a> for the front port.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been (without luck) looking for a beach-proof boombox with an iPod dock. Aside from a jobsite radio; like this Bosch or Milwaukee, there’s nothing I would kick around the sand. But, these tend to be on the hefty side.So, I decided to build my own. I found many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,8],"tags":[31,59,61,86],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-projects","category-projects","tag-boombox","tag-ipod","tag-ipod-pvc-boombox","tag-pvc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwheeler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}