Bahl Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Due to my awesomely technical obsession with taking shit apart and making it function in another form, I now have two empty speakers. I read some instructables, and it stated that I should take some headphones, cut em, strip em down, and attach them to the terminals on the battery, but no sound comes out. Is it possible that I can't do it unless they're powered? If so, does anyone know how to get power to the speakers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.jiggles Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Why did you tear them apart......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAPD Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 dont know.. why would u do that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahl Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 They actually came out of something my friend had, he ripped them out and then didn't want them. I also have old car speakers (I put new ones in myself) and those don't work either when I try the same thing. The thing is, I don't think they were powered and now I donno why they aren't working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.jiggles Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 So when did the idea of making headphones work without having them connected come into your mind O.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahl Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 So when did the idea of making headphones work without having them connected come into your mind O.o You're missing the damn point, unless you understand what I'm asking/talking about, please keep your mindless derailing bullshit to the general channel, as that is what its used for... This is the Tech Talk branch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinta Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 You're missing the damn point, unless you understand what I'm asking/talking about, please keep your mindless derailing bullshit to the general channel, as that is what its used for... This is the Tech Talk branch Geez chill guy. What he meant was he took some free speakers out of something else and is trying to make them work on his comp. Like take car speakers and trying to wire them into your comp. I think right? I don't know anyways. I took my headphones apart when I pulled the wire out of one speaker and wired everything back and they didn't work either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahl Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 No, not to my comp, I'm taking old speakers (I have 2 sets, one from some boombox my friend didn't want anymore for an iPod, but I dont have an iPod, so i took it apart, and another set was from my old car speakers). What I want to do is take some headphone cords (with the 2 leads headed to the left and right headphones) and hook em up to the speakers. So I'm basically making a low end boombox from scratch. I can take some pictures if you really want, but I kinda lack the motivation. I've been told the amperage might be different and that's making it not work, but when I hook up a battery to it, it makes noise, so whats the different between a battery and an 1/8" jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 You need a converter first of all connecting to your deck...then an amplifier. Battery => 20A fuse => Amp Deck => RMF Converter => Amp => Speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 You need a converter first of all connecting to your deck...then an amplifier. Battery => 20A fuse => Amp Deck => RMF Converter => Amp => Speakers That was kind of my thought. I mean, we're talking electrical signals here and all. Kind of like hooking a 9 volt to your car and trying to start it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahl Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 You need a converter first of all connecting to your deck...then an amplifier. Battery => 20A fuse => Amp Deck => RMF Converter => Amp => Speakers Can I get that in a bit more detail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 You know, Google is a search engine. http://www.caraudiohelp.com/installation_video.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox* Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 i think you got geeked up and started to rip things apart to make drug money :X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahl Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 You know, Google is a search engine. But I like it here, and what does it matter here vs. google? http://www.caraudiohelp.com/installation_video.htm Not at all what I'm asking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 But I like it here, and what does it matter here vs. google? Not at all what I'm asking... Hey guys I'm trying to do this thing and I have stuff to do this thing with how do I do this thing that I'm talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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