chopper groove

Posted: August 7th, 2007 | Author: dillweed | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | 4 Comments »

i finished my new stereobox a few days back. it’s virgin flight on a scul mission was mostly successful. it only took a while to figure out that the cause of the amps cutting out was due to poor wireless transmission. … so i hung the transmitter out of my bag, over my shoulder. it’s great now. i’m surprised that these new amps don’t need a heat sink since they’re much for powerful than the previous radiobox that did need a heat sink. i consider making the old radiobox (pic, another pic) was one of the best things i’ve ever done. … you just can’t be upset or unhappy while riding around on your bike with your tunes blaring causing people to randomly sing and dance in the street.

components:

  • Pelican 1430 housing | bearproof
  • mb quart nka 169 6″x9″ marine speakers | made to withstand sun and saltwater
  • amphony 1550 50w wireless monoblock amplifiers | class T, efficient and precise
  • two 12v lead acid batteries wired in-line for 24v for the amps plus one more 12v for the transmitter | heavier than your mom but should keep this stereo playing at high volume for days
  • iriver h320 audio source | has an fm receiver built in so i can pick up skunk’s transmission on scul missions

to do:

  • add ac input jack for internal charger
  • try different audio absorption materials to tune resonance
  • possibly replace lead acid batteries with li-ion. it’s really heavy.
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4 Comments on “chopper groove”

  1. 1 http://catness.livejournal.com/ said at 12:46 pm on August 7th, 2007:

    That’s pretty damned cool. I was impressed with the… volume… of Saturday’s mission. I assume this will be equal or superior to what I heard then?

    I love those pelican cases, too. I just bought one last month, the 1620, for a bunch of band gear. Makes my life *much* easier, plus I can stand on it.

  2. 2 dillweed said at 2:42 pm on August 7th, 2007:

    the sound on the mission is “compromised” by a few things in the chain coming from skunks source. when i play it directly from my audio source, it’s more impressive. i need to work a little more on sealing some screwholes better, but it still has nice flat response at relatively high volume. come ride with me sometime.

  3. 3 http://dairyqueen.myopenid.com/ said at 3:42 pm on August 7th, 2007:

    i like walking down somerville ave with dill and michael jackson. scaring old people.

  4. 4 new bike stereo battery | notetoself.net said at 1:04 pm on August 15th, 2007:

    [...] the chopper stereobox. this one is much lighter, takes up less volume inside the box, will be easy to charge, super [...]


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