Posted by Chris Pepper on March 24, 2012 at 10:33am
Little Gem amp housed in Ashton box with speakers salvaged from a junked TV set. I sold this one on consignment at a local music store. www.runoffgroove.comRead more…
I looked at the Gem and Ruby info. Looks great, especially the Ruby. Where do I get such components? The board? The photo of the Ruby makes her look like I could manage it.
Thanks Jerry. I will find your info very useful! I've got about 10 used speakers waiting for testing and use. Two of them have tiny pin holes around the outer perimeter. Will they blow the sound. Can it put a drop of glue on each one?
On Speakers from old radios, intercoms etc. can I just experiment by touching wires to see if it works. Can I damage the board and components if I don't get the polarity right? Stereo speakers ok? I just got a Heathkit amp. I need to add a speaker and change the input from a mono turntable to guitar Jack. I think it will make a nice amp. I don't know what ohm speaker is right. Any tips guys. Thanks for the info Chris and Jerry. I look at the little gems...
9v busker amps based on the 386 chip are actually pretty common projects for the diy musician. Many members of this very website are building them. This one is a Little Gem. Schematic here: http://www.runoffgroove.com/littlegem.html
You do need to know some basic electronics, but I learned what I needed to by searching the internet and then picking the brain of an expert. It also pays to be able to scrounge a little. I don't know where to buy small speakers, and just about all of the ones I've got I scavenged from discarded electronics.
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Runoffgroove rules.,.,,.Ruby, Little Gem and Noisy Cricket all rock.,.,.,!!!!!!
9v busker amps based on the 386 chip are actually pretty common projects for the diy musician. Many members of this very website are building them. This one is a Little Gem. Schematic here: http://www.runoffgroove.com/littlegem.html
You do need to know some basic electronics, but I learned what I needed to by searching the internet and then picking the brain of an expert. It also pays to be able to scrounge a little. I don't know where to buy small speakers, and just about all of the ones I've got I scavenged from discarded electronics.
How do you learn to build these great little amps? This one looks like a good sounding rig. ... Dave