<quote name="Steven Alligood" date="Tue, 28 Sep 2010 at 09:12 -0600"> > On 09/27/2010 11:59 PM, Doran L. Barton wrote: > >On Monday, September 27, 2010 10:49:08 am Von Fugal wrote: > >>I have a blown up car stereo and a working antique cabinet stereo. The > >>antique does phono, tape, cd, radio, so needless to say it's kind of > >>awesome. However, the cd player doesn't track, it'll load, *maybe* glean > >>some track info, then fail to play for more than a second. > >> > >>So, like any self respecting DIYer, I hope to integrate the cd player > >>from the dead car stereo into the cabinet stereo. First glance it looks > >>pretty straight forward, the ribbons to the optics are of the same > >>count, and the various motor wires would be easy enough to solder up. > >>The ribbons to the optics, however, are different sizes. I've been to > >>CUES and the guy said they don't have that kind of ribbon connector. > >>Does anybody know where else I might try to find such connectors - > >>either adapter to go from one size to another, or two connectors I can > >>manually hook together? Also, any warnings about trying such a feat? > >Maybe PLUG can hold a fund raiser to get you a real CD player. > > > > http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coby-Personal-CD-Player-with-Stereo-Headphones-Black/10050613 > > The ribbon connectors will cost you more than a new player.
You guys just don't get it. This thing is COOL. It plays records, and the needle is good. I haven't tested the tape deck but I don't care much about that. It looks cool (I'll post pics somewhere if anyone is interested) and, well, it would be a better use of space if it could play CDs along with records and radio. I already did buy a new car radio to replace the blown one. This is a home stereo thing that I think would be cool to have. Besides, doing this stuff is fun for me. You say ribbon connectors would be more than a new player? So do you know how much they would be then? Where to get them? What about if anybody has old junk that may contain such connectors that I can cannibalize? The CUES guy suggested conductive adhesive, but I don't know how I would manage that on such a small scale (16 connectors in 1/4" space). Von Fugal -- Government is a disease that masquerades as its own cure -- Robert Lefevre
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