Do-It-Yourself Gadgets: Solar-Mp3-Speaker

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Solar-Mp3-Speaker

Solar Mp3 Speaker

Some time ago I bought a nice little cubic speaker with volume control and internal batteries.

So I decided to combine the speaker with another two gadgets I had lying around:


Old Mp3-Player


Old solar garden lamp

I took apart the solar garden lamp and used the solar cells as a powersource for my old

Mp3-Player. I took apart the old Mp3-Player,too. All buttons were re-located and connected through thin wire. And this is what the result looks like:

a fully functional solar powered portable Mp3-Player with speaker:

And here you can see the Mp3-Player integrated in the speaker :


I added an extra solar cell to improve the loading process

This is a simple schematic:

Here a full view of my new gadget:

77 comments:

StromatoseMarch 31, 2011 at 11:41 AM
you are too fricken cool man... bravo. keep up the parade of awesome ingenuity
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BodhranMarch 31, 2011 at 12:43 PM
This stuff is brilliant - has to be one of the best blogs I follow...
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JaksonHuntMarch 31, 2011 at 2:07 PM
You are genius
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JaksonHuntMarch 31, 2011 at 2:07 PM
You are a genius* !
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AlexMarch 31, 2011 at 2:27 PM
haha,epic :D
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HmeceyMarch 31, 2011 at 3:47 PM
awesome mp3 player.
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oops.i.poodMarch 31, 2011 at 6:20 PM
you sir, are atleast 100 times smarter than me, good work!
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SOMSMarch 31, 2011 at 6:31 PM
wow that is really useful with the summer coming up
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WilcoMarch 31, 2011 at 6:52 PM
very nice!
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RazorMarch 31, 2011 at 7:22 PM
niiiice!
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ThatoneguyMarch 31, 2011 at 7:37 PM
Wow, now thats really cool. I want to try this out.
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Megan HansenMarch 31, 2011 at 7:51 PM
finally! solar powered home electronics! i want one
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BroccoliMarch 31, 2011 at 8:10 PM
You could sell that idea : -p. Good job there man. Thats so convenient, I want one as well now..ha
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Clueless DolphinMarch 31, 2011 at 8:58 PM
hidden lawn speakers ftmfw
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tiideMarch 31, 2011 at 8:59 PM
very cool! want to make me one?
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THRASHERMarch 31, 2011 at 9:12 PM
awesome man
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DazzaApril 1, 2011 at 2:07 AM
thats wicked
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Frag N BagApril 1, 2011 at 2:36 AM
Pretty clever. I'll have to give this a shot. Followed!
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SeanApril 1, 2011 at 2:37 AM
That is AWESOME!
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ProwlerApril 1, 2011 at 2:37 AM
you are some sort of engineering genius, I really enjoy seeing things like this
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Bhopz / HerpDaDerpyApril 1, 2011 at 2:40 AM
your a genius man.
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Dwight Schrute IIIApril 1, 2011 at 2:42 AM
That's pretty damn cool. Now I want to make one
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MatsisApril 1, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Very cool! I want one haha. Followed :)
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lagalotApril 1, 2011 at 2:47 AM
that's awesome! haha
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EmoGothApril 1, 2011 at 2:58 AM
Awesome project. Now you can listen to music all day as long as the sun is up.
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aDailyRoutineApril 1, 2011 at 3:19 AM
mp3 hack!awesome work friend!
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Borre KoolApril 1, 2011 at 3:32 AM
nice
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JordanApril 1, 2011 at 3:40 AM
Nice gadget, that's pretty neat.
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RompNstompApril 1, 2011 at 3:41 AM
i wouldnt know how to connect the solar panel to the battery, you are good though
mc me bro
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TheStamosApril 1, 2011 at 3:43 AM
wow, thats pretty wicked
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SirJohnBearApril 1, 2011 at 3:51 AM
That is so awesome. I definitely gotta try that.
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izzfoshizzzApril 1, 2011 at 3:55 AM
legit inovator. wish i could do something like that
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Team PandaApril 1, 2011 at 3:58 AM
i had that mp3 in the first pic (i think it was a bootleg from china or something, cause it costed like 2.99 on ebay) lol
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Megan HansenApril 1, 2011 at 5:11 AM
give me one! i want
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MikeApril 1, 2011 at 5:52 AM
Hahaha looks so hash! But the concept is awesome! Thanks for sharing man, hope to see something like this around on the market ;)
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R. CuttsApril 1, 2011 at 9:13 AM
this is a totally excellent idea dude! i'm gonna try it for a bassburger (totally excellent mini-speaker)
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Half CoctApril 1, 2011 at 10:54 AM
What type of battery did you use?

~H. Coct
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GloveyApril 1, 2011 at 7:53 PM
Your work on this blog is great! keep it up!
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Come At Me BroApril 1, 2011 at 8:16 PM
This is great!
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Choms1337April 1, 2011 at 8:26 PM
OMG EPIC :D I must do it too :D
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BulwyfApril 1, 2011 at 9:02 PM
lol great idea.
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TasosApril 1, 2011 at 9:28 PM
now that's what I'm talking about. 24/7 charged mp3 player! next step is to apply this on our mobile phones!
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FlamesApril 1, 2011 at 11:32 PM
That's pretty freaking cool.
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doomsdayApril 1, 2011 at 11:32 PM
solar mp3 speaker? woah, that's awesome! i want one!
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SwxxtApril 1, 2011 at 11:56 PM
cool really nice god looking forward to more stuff like this
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JimApril 2, 2011 at 12:02 AM
Power to the people who can harness the sun's power! Good job haha
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MinecraftbloggerApril 2, 2011 at 12:05 AM
... You did all this by yourself?

Damn, that's nice!
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AP0976April 2, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Ingenious, and I could find a definite use for something like that while camping
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MinecraftbloggerApril 2, 2011 at 12:05 AM
I'm definitley following you!
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mikkelloApril 2, 2011 at 12:07 AM
how on earth do you come up with this shit?
very nice! inspires me
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FoodieFreeApril 2, 2011 at 12:08 AM
you make it sound so easy!! +1follow
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Randy truckguy!April 2, 2011 at 12:08 AM
That is genius, wish i thought of that lawl
followed
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FramewerkApril 2, 2011 at 12:08 AM
Haha this is awesome, very clever idea!
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john178April 2, 2011 at 12:08 AM
going green, love it
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NepentheApril 2, 2011 at 12:15 AM
Dude, thats so cool.

I wish I had one.
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Leanora's BlogApril 2, 2011 at 12:26 AM
That is sooo cool, I want one
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SacriliciousApril 2, 2011 at 12:30 AM
You gotta love a giant, solar-powered MP3 player. ^^
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A Kid At HeartApril 2, 2011 at 12:32 AM
Oh snap...that's so badass. Haha.
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Jay.CAApril 2, 2011 at 8:25 AM
clever!
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loldudeApril 2, 2011 at 11:01 AM
wouldnt think this would work
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PlateCaptainApril 2, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Wow, that's pretty sweet. I could see that coming in handy when you're out and about this summer. Beach speakers with no batteries? Yes.
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MontanaApril 3, 2011 at 2:06 AM
EPIC :D
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xTdubApril 3, 2011 at 2:10 AM
Cool. I have done something like this before, didn't work very well though.
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ScottApril 3, 2011 at 2:11 AM
Wish the solar powered lamps were brighter but they can work in some situations.
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edlee3tnsApril 3, 2011 at 2:22 AM
this is genius
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Professor ChaosApril 3, 2011 at 2:25 AM
haha! you should make it waterproof and give it a remote, so you can dance to queen while hanging your washing.
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Mr. DNAApril 3, 2011 at 2:30 AM
Very cool! I might have to give this a try!
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Elliot MacLeod-MichaelApril 3, 2011 at 2:39 AM
major props to you, sir. i am most impressed.
+followed
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Half CoctApril 3, 2011 at 4:29 AM
I just had an epic idea for an invention. Thanks for the motivation.

~H. Coct
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ZeekApril 3, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Holy mother of DOBBS is that cool!
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LemmiwinksApril 4, 2011 at 1:46 AM
i like your blog. keep up the good work
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Cameron Peter HughesApril 4, 2011 at 7:38 AM
This is so incredible! Keep it up man!
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Cosmonaut MusicApril 27, 2011 at 5:42 AM
This is really cool, i like the idea of making my music listening energy efficient.
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King ElysiumApril 29, 2011 at 11:21 AM
the solar speakers are a great idea!
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SmartDroidsMay 3, 2011 at 7:02 PM
Hoo bro you are awesome!!!
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nougathieSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:11 PM
wow how creative! I like it so much :)
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solar panels norfolkFebruary 28, 2012 at 3:04 AM
This is great, I'll be sure to try this out.
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