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Good timing Ken--
If you can make it to the swap/expo on Saturday Alex and Todd will be giving a presentation on this very topic:
2:15 PM: D-I-Y Bicycle Sound Systems!
Alex Wilson, West Town Bikes & Ciclo Urbano
Todd Allen, electro-geek, Break the Gridlock
Tunes on a bike? It's easier than you think. See, touch and listen to two sound systems. Learn how to select, connect and mount the basic components: sound source, power source, amplifier and speakers.
http://www.thechainlink.org/events/bike-winter-swapexpo
Boom box would be easiest. Wooden box or plastic cooler can work. Inside you would have the battery, music source, and wiring. Cut holes in the side and mount the speakers.
Wiring. You will have to figure out the wiring harness. search google with the model number, you should find a wiring diagram. You will need to find 5, 6, 9 or 10 wires. Positive power source, Ground wire (or attach ground wire to screw on the player).
2 or 4 pairs of speaker wires. Left, right or left front, right front, left rear, right rear. These are A/C at low volts and music frequency (20-20,000 Hz). However, one way will produce a louder bass, this is the correct connection. If you hook up just a left speaker, you need to connect it to both left front and left rear, with the same loudness orientation.
Often, you will have another connection for power while the key is off to maintain user settings and to run the clock. You will not need to connect this wire.
Please post the make and model number if you need more assistance.
At the Halloween Mass, the guy with the sound system was pulled over by bike cops and told to turn it down...way down. I wish cops would do that to thrumbing and thumping cars.
Good luck.
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