Project BoxBoom - 80's Boombox Revamped
by 8BitsAndAByte in Circuits > Raspberry Pi
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Project BoxBoom - 80's Boombox Revamped
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How to revamp an old 80's boombox using a Raspberry Pi, an amplifier chip, the original speakers, a powerbank, a touchscreen and Deezer. Full build video here.
Tools and parts:
- Second Hand Boombox
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Starter Kit
- Adafruit TPA2012 2.1W Stereo Audio Amplifier
- Adafruit HDMI 5" 800x480 Display Backpack - With Resistive Touchscreen
- Powerbank
- Dremel 4300
- 3D Printer
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Buy a Boombox
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Remove All Broken Stuff, So We Have Room for Working Stuff.
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3D Print a Frame to Hold Our Touchscreen, and Drill Holes for Screws.
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Glue the Screen in Place
![gleu.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F0G/FW1B/JMS505GS/F0GFW1BJMS505GS.png&filename=gleu.png)
Solder the Amplifier Chip
![solder.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F4G/9UI0/JMS505KN/F4G9UI0JMS505KN.png&filename=solder.png)
Connect All the Wires
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- USB to amplifier (power)
- Speakers to amplifier
- Audiojack to amplifier
- HDMI to screen
- USB to screen
- Powerbank to Raspberry Pi
You can see it better in the build video here.
Open Chromium on Startup, Loading the Deezer Homepage
![deezer-logo-circle.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FZN/C6F1/JMS50AOI/FZNC6F1JMS50AOI.png&filename=deezer-logo-circle.png)
Here's a nice link to help.
Look Cool
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