I've fiddled around with electronics a bunch in the past. A while ago a buddy of mine was talking about making a suitcase system, I was intrigued and the rest was history. Learned a lot from version 1 - for instance a pressed cardboard suitcase makes for a pretty poor speaker cabinet! Anyhow time has passed and I finally decided to build myself one.
Main goals:
- Must be able to clip it on a bike
- Minimum 5 hours play time at full volume, longer is better
- Light weight
- Lots of bass (essentially exclusively used outdoors)
- Low cost
I had a 10" subwoofer left over from our last build so that became a key part of the whole setup. I settled upon a carry on sized vintage suitcase so there wasn't much room but the 10" fit along with a pair of 4" coaxial drivers. Again the goal was cheap and bike capable - parts have been chosen with this in mind. Out first version has been beat around A LOT; drivers with some sort of mechanical protection sound better than quality drivers with a tree branch through them!
Basic parts list:
- TPA3116 2.1 board off Amazib
- Pyle 10" marine sub
- Boss 4" 'Skull' coaxials (the skulls protect the drivers)
- 6S LiPo batteries (2)
Heres how she looks:
The Build:
Night shot - the "skull" speakers have light up eyes...
Hope you like it!
Bryn
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Main goals:
- Must be able to clip it on a bike
- Minimum 5 hours play time at full volume, longer is better
- Light weight
- Lots of bass (essentially exclusively used outdoors)
- Low cost
I had a 10" subwoofer left over from our last build so that became a key part of the whole setup. I settled upon a carry on sized vintage suitcase so there wasn't much room but the 10" fit along with a pair of 4" coaxial drivers. Again the goal was cheap and bike capable - parts have been chosen with this in mind. Out first version has been beat around A LOT; drivers with some sort of mechanical protection sound better than quality drivers with a tree branch through them!
Basic parts list:
- TPA3116 2.1 board off Amazib
- Pyle 10" marine sub
- Boss 4" 'Skull' coaxials (the skulls protect the drivers)
- 6S LiPo batteries (2)
Heres how she looks:
The Build:
Night shot - the "skull" speakers have light up eyes...
Hope you like it!
Bryn
Sent from my XT1097 using Tapatalk
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P.S.
Put a nicer cover for the woofer and it will turn from 'king of the toilet' to 'king of the road' 😀
P.S.
Put a nicer cover for the woofer and it will turn from 'king of the toilet' to 'king of the road' 😀
Thanks!
I have a friend who is a fine detail painter; I've been thinking of seeing what he would do for me. The white plastic cover definitely sticks out in a bad way!
I used a set of universal pannier clips, they work great:
http://www.mec.ca/product/5024-767/mec-universal-upper-pannier-clips-unisex/?bc=
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http://www.mec.ca/product/5024-767/mec-universal-upper-pannier-clips-unisex/?bc=
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