Hi guys,
Newbie here. This is my first conversion. Not sure where my problem lies. Also just learning to solder, so you have to suspect every connection with me. I've got a working 1959 Silvertone 9014 Twin Speaker like this one (not my video):
I
Read more…Saw an ad in the local paper the other night, a short trip & £20 later i have a Grundig yacht boy 209
In fine original condition. LW, MW, SW & FM It came from an old boy who bought it new in 1974 and it came complete with handbook, wiring schematics
Read more…HI Nation. I've got a Bush TR 82 that I would like to convert into an amp but would love to keep the radio function as well. Does anyone have a schematic or plan how I can cut off the radio signal with the jack in and then get it to work again when r
Read more…Hi Guys Well, thanks to advice from Eric Gittins and some help from Ray at the Radio Workshop here in UK I now have my EKCO U319A up and running. Guitar plugged in and singin' like a bird. 3W of lovely blues crunch...I played my 1957 Hofner President
Read more…ok so im stoked . got a am fm barbie radio. got it working started touching wires got my piezo makin noise . here's my dumb question of the day. how do i get the thing to amp music and not play am radio at the same time ? what am i missing here ?? th
Read more…I'm converting a Bush radio, and getting a very weak signal when taping a guitar to the volume lines...although when I've used the headphone out from an MP3 player, the signal is good and strong This makes me think I need to wire a little preamp in
Read more…Found a 1960 Motorola AM radio, but the electronics were completely shot. Ended up putting a 2 watt amp based on the 2073D chip inside. Managed to get the original knobs on the knurled controls. Also converted a 2000 Spectra 5" TV into an amp. This o
Read more…I went to an estate sale yesterday and came back with this in hopes of making a amp out of it, I know a battery powered model is a better starter project but this thing sounds awesome! Now I have no idea what I'm doing with this stuff and have a few
Read more…Hi all. I'd like to build a 4 x 6" or 4 x 8" cabinet to drive with a Noisy Cricket amp. I have both types of speakers all matched up and ready for wiring and boxing. I'm going to maintain the 8 Ohm rating so my choices of wiring are... Parallel/Se
Read more…Are you guys selling these and if so? How much can you get? I have an eye on a whole bunch but if i can't sell them when they are amps, my wife will not be happy!
Thanks!!
Read more…I have just hacked a Roberts R404 radio (1965-68) And it seems lacking in power. My previous hack , a Roberts R606-MB is a total power house running from 6 c size batts. The 404 has 2 pp9 batts ( 18v) and is much quieter! It does use a 25 ohm speake
Read more…Looking at an old Motorola, looks awesome on the pic, they are asking $20... Thanks!
Read more…I'm kind of new to this and I have an old transistor radio that I converted to an amp. The only thing I did was disconnect the radio input on the volume pot and connect my guitar input at that point. It works good and sounds good. I use it with my ho
Read more…I closed my old discussion: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/looking-for-assistance-with-reviewing-schematic-for-my-transistor
And started a new one here, as this looks like the right group!!
I have an old 1960's GE AM radio that I've ha
Here's yet another Radio Amp Hack. Like there's not enough of it already. This one has a little more detail. I already have one in a cardboard storage box that is all set to mount in a guitar case and this will be the second. Both work fine and I'll
Read more…Don't know if this is the right place for this, but I was wondering if it's possible to build your own amp from a computer sound card. I'm basically electronics and computer illiterate, but I got some old computer sound cards for nothing and wondered
Read more…Okay. This is the inside of my St Moritz one speaker transistor radio.
The blue and white wires lead up to the speakers and the red wires go to the battery and outlet plug.
I am MAJORLY new at hacking and the short, step skipping, guess a
Read more…What do you think? I see some radio-like lines in these little amps. They look cool!
Read more…My first amp ,(1963) was an old floormodel radio about 5 feet high, my dad put a jack in it for my guitar. He wired a switch inline with the jack so the radio still worked on all bands, I haven't thought of it in years until I saw your video. Th
Read more…So I picked this up and found that it has a phono jack in the back. So I plugged my piezo CBG into it, and it works like a charm. Plenty loud, kind of like a practice amp. The bottom part is an external speaker, I need to see if it works yet...
