I was actually thinking of bridging your inputs to get the same signal out to both speakers. With the level of integration of your sources, this will likely not be worth trying.
You're on the right track with extending the remote capabilities, but if it used RF you could probably get it to work the way it is. Your assumption of the sensor location sounds typical of what I've seen and 24AWG should be adequate. If you wanted to get really fancy, you could install a headphone jack for the exender so you could leave the wiring on the bike when you pull the cooler off.
I started building a 2nd one last night. This one has 6.5" Marine speakers. He wants me to put the LED lighted skull on the back of it too. Oh, and I added chrome angel/devil girl decals to mine.
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Oh, and here is the old version we built from last year. It is made with a plastic mailbox and has a solar panel and regulator in it. This will be torn down and installed into a cooler soon.
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I ordered a couple 1-7/8" ID ports from Parts Express today. It looks like with an Internal cu ft of .3, having the port cut off at 4.23" would be a 65 Hz tuning and having it cut off at 2" would be a 84Hz tuning. I think I will try it out around the 4.23" length first and maybe go down if the tuning is too low for this small of a box. Does anyone have any recommended audio tracks for playing around with the tuning of the enclosure? I think I may just use some Black Eyed Peas tracks to go off of for the bass beats. After that, maybe some As I Lay Dying.
Finished pictures!
Cut hole for port.
Port is 1-7/8". I cut it down from 5" to a little over 2" for around a 84 Hz tuning (rough guess with online calculation).
Rear view with Port installed. I cut my port hole a hair too low, so I was going to either have to cut a ditch into the floor of the cooler or a part of the port. I went with the port.
Another shot.
Mounted on my bike.
A closer view of the mounting hardware.
Front hardware...
The other side...
Now I am making these for friends too!
Cut hole for port.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Port is 1-7/8". I cut it down from 5" to a little over 2" for around a 84 Hz tuning (rough guess with online calculation).
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Rear view with Port installed. I cut my port hole a hair too low, so I was going to either have to cut a ditch into the floor of the cooler or a part of the port. I went with the port.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Another shot.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Mounted on my bike.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
A closer view of the mounting hardware.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Front hardware...
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
The other side...
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Now I am making these for friends too!
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Well I the cool factor is off the scale😎. As far as test tracks, I would pick a representative sample of what you will be playing most instead of trying to cater to extreme examples. And that port being so close to the botton will make it appear just a hair longer acousticly so your actual tuning may be lower than you calculated.
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Update 03-19-2012
I am expanding on my builds to make some semi-softside coolers. I have a new pic of one on my facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/CyclePartyTunes
Also, I am working on a build for a handicap person who drive a scooters. Currently I have a request for one with 4 speakers, USB and SD reader, a remote control and a lighting kit to light up the whole underside of his scooter. Yep, we're bringing tuners back!
Just not ricers this time.
I am expanding on my builds to make some semi-softside coolers. I have a new pic of one on my facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/CyclePartyTunes
Also, I am working on a build for a handicap person who drive a scooters. Currently I have a request for one with 4 speakers, USB and SD reader, a remote control and a lighting kit to light up the whole underside of his scooter. Yep, we're bringing tuners back!
Just not ricers this time.Can you let me know where you found the port calculator? I just built a cooler stereo using this cooler and was thinking a port might help out with improving the bass level.
Cooler:
Target.com : Furniture, Baby, Electronics, Toys,...: Target
Also, does dynamat or other deadening material improve the sound quality? I have some thin tar-like stuff (for high freq) and some thicker foam-like stuff (for low freq) from Elemental Designs.
Awsome cooler by the way!
Cooler:
Target.com : Furniture, Baby, Electronics, Toys,...: Target
Also, does dynamat or other deadening material improve the sound quality? I have some thin tar-like stuff (for high freq) and some thicker foam-like stuff (for low freq) from Elemental Designs.
Awsome cooler by the way!
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