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:

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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

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Solder the Amplifier Chip

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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

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Here's a nice link to help.

Look Cool

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