Hi everyone,
I'm working on an art project using lights, cassette players, and level meters salvaged from old stereo equipment, mostly from the 70s and 80s.
I have no electronics background so will be learning everything as I go along. Below is my plan so far, and some questions. Any feedback and advice will be very welcome.
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All the pieces will be mounted in a grid on a large board. There will be an input jack to receive a stereo signal. None of the pieces have to function as originally intended so I intend to rip out all the circuit boards and power supplies to cut down on weight. However, I'd like rewire them as follows:
- For each piece that lights up, I'd like to replace the bulb with a new LED, and have all the LEDs in a circuit that can be controlled to light up in patterns, or to flash with the beat of the music, or at the very least be turned on and off with a switch.
- For each piece with a level meter, I'd like to wire all the meters so they move with the beat of the music.
- I'd like all the cassette players to turn (when the unit is on), but I'm wondering if this will be too hard to wire since each motor may require different power, and the entire sequence (about 30 players in total) may require too much power in total. I'd like to power them off of one 120V plug.
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Here are my questions so far:
1. Is there a generic circuit board / controller unit that would power and control my sequence of LEDs?
2. Is there a similar board that could trigger the meters to go with the beat of the music?
3. Does anyone have a recommendation on how to make the cassette players turn?
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Thanks for your time.
Scott
I'm working on an art project using lights, cassette players, and level meters salvaged from old stereo equipment, mostly from the 70s and 80s.
I have no electronics background so will be learning everything as I go along. Below is my plan so far, and some questions. Any feedback and advice will be very welcome.
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All the pieces will be mounted in a grid on a large board. There will be an input jack to receive a stereo signal. None of the pieces have to function as originally intended so I intend to rip out all the circuit boards and power supplies to cut down on weight. However, I'd like rewire them as follows:
- For each piece that lights up, I'd like to replace the bulb with a new LED, and have all the LEDs in a circuit that can be controlled to light up in patterns, or to flash with the beat of the music, or at the very least be turned on and off with a switch.
- For each piece with a level meter, I'd like to wire all the meters so they move with the beat of the music.
- I'd like all the cassette players to turn (when the unit is on), but I'm wondering if this will be too hard to wire since each motor may require different power, and the entire sequence (about 30 players in total) may require too much power in total. I'd like to power them off of one 120V plug.
---
Here are my questions so far:
1. Is there a generic circuit board / controller unit that would power and control my sequence of LEDs?
2. Is there a similar board that could trigger the meters to go with the beat of the music?
3. Does anyone have a recommendation on how to make the cassette players turn?
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Thanks for your time.
Scott
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