Video Casette Boom Box

this is my first instructable, so please be kind. i got this idea a few days ago, and i just got around to it. in this instructable i will show you how i made a small portable boom box out of a set of computer speakers and a video casette.

i apologize now for the poor quality of the pictures but they were all shot on my webcam

first gather you materials, which consist of a set of speakers and an old junker video casette. (note the speakers pictured here are NOT the ones i ended up using for this project, if you decide to make this DO NOT buy these speakers as they do not fit)

first there will be 5 screws on the bottom of the video tape you will have to remove. once you do that, open the tape up, then remove the main inards.

there are lots of small plastic pieces that will get in the way of placement, but luckily they can be removed fairly easily

i will not show the dismantling step as it will vary largly depending on the speakers you buy. placement will aswell, if you want it done easily buy a pair of passive speakers (meaning they are powered through the headphone jack) i chose a battery powered pair, for the most power buy a pair that plugs into the wall, i chose nto to do this however because i wanted it be be portable. mine was origonaly powerd buy 2 AAs but i had trouble with the placement so i soldered in an adapter for a 9 volt. use hot glue to keep the speakers and circut board (if applicable) in place

if you are using battery powered speakers make sure the on/off switch is in a place easily accesable. mine is located inbetween and above my speakers, (viewable through the small hole, there is also an LED but you cannot see it in this lighting)

if you are looking at the casette there will be a small hole on the right side which is perfect for running the chord that will eventually be plugged into the headphone jack through

next just put the case back together, you kept those screws didnt you? i eneded up using the four corner ones as the middle one was blocked.

the best part is if you need a case, you can just use, well, a movie case