![]() ![]() Note: The way this adaptor works is is it tricks your cassette player into thinking it's plating a cassette. (You might want to take a photograph of the opened device, to see where everything needs to go back together). One thing I learned is that these adaptors are very easy to take apart, but not so easy to put back together!įirst you need to remove the six small screws that hold the adaptor together, then you need to flip the device over before opening, as there are a bunch of loose gears inside the adaptor that will spill all over the place. The tricky part about this modification is that this involved taking the cassette adaptor apart, and removing the cable from the circuit board, and then reassembling the whole thing. BUt I decided I wanted to give the cable a bit of retro flare, so I decided to use the same technique I have used in the past for my Steampunk USB cables. Yes, I could have just plugged the adaptor in as is, and would have had a perfectly functional rig for my iPod. Since the radio I used for this build is a reproduction of an Art Deco radio from the 1930s, I think that "Decopunk" best describes this rig. ![]() DecoPunk is the sleek, shiny very Art Deco version" of Dieselpunk. According to wikipedia, "DieselPunk is a gritty version of Steampunk set in the 1920s-1950s. What is "Decopunk" you may be wondering? Decopunk is a sub-genre of Dieselpunk. If you're just looking for functionality, you might want to look at the Instructable Upcycling a cassette boom box. Of course this is purely decorative and aesthetic. This rig is not designed to charge or sync your iPod, but with a few simple modifications, I'm sure both could be accomplished. This Instructable will not tell you how to build a radio from scratch, but rather how to combine two store-bought items into a stylish and functional speaker system for your MP3 player. Once I decorated my iPod Classic with a steampunk case, and created a Steampunk iPod Classic stand from a tostonera, I decided I needed an appropriate device to listen to my morning podcasts while making my coffee. This simple Instructable will show you how to upcycle a cassette-equipped radio, and turn it into an attractive Decopunk iPod rig.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |