[bigdwiz]

Nice job. 2 suggestions for possible additions would be adding an antenna and a solar panel charger. I think a retractable antenna like for an older Civic could be integrated pretty easily, in case you want to catch a ballgame or something. The solar panel charger could be integrated into the lid for days out at the lake, etc.

Thanks for the suggestions, those are great ideas! I've already added an internal antenna, which works great. I'll show it in a future video. I'm also on the lookout for a solar charger as well. Right now, I can get 4-6 hours of playback, depending on the volume. It sounds better than any "boombox" I've heard, but does rattle a little at high volume (even after adding the sound deadening material). I guess the lesson learned is a plastic toolbox is not the best "enclosure" for speakers! This was a beta project and I have plans to build better and more elaborate boomboxes in the future....

 

[bigdwiz]

I'm finishing off the subwoofer addition to this box today...I'll try to get a video and some pics up very soon. Only problem is it is not quite what I'd call portable....you'll see what I mean. I went a little overboard....what was the old Rockford slogan..."Too much is just right" (or maybe that was another mfg?)

Stay tuned....

 

[bigdwiz]

I'm finishing off the subwoofer addition to this box today...I'll try to get a video and some pics up very soon. Only problem is it is not quite what I'd call portable....you'll see what I mean. I went a little overboard....what was the old Rockford slogan..."Too much is just right" (or maybe that was another mfg?)

Stay tuned....

More details to come....can you say "BOOM" Box?

 

[bigdwiz]

Well I can honestly say I've never seen a tool box boom box before. Thumbs up on the creativity for sure.

Thanks! It is a fun project and like most projects keeps evolving...:drummer:

 

[bigdwiz]

its very nice, but when do u actually plan on using it?

Without the subwoofer addon, it is very portable. No doubt, the subwoofer makes this "boombox" not very portable at all. I built it designed to fit on my magnacart, which is a small fold-able hand truck. Only problem is the freaking sub box is too big and heavy (especially when I add the 35ah battery!)

My next design will have a single 8" and 5.24 or 4" separates and I may build the box out of fiberglass to help keep the weight down.

 

[bigdwiz]

A quick update...I just posted a battery drain demo of the Toolbox Boombox.

Test was conducted utilizing the built-in MB Quart 6.5's plus (2) sets of 8-ohm satellite speakers. I set the volume to about 80% of max and put my Panasonic TM700 in time lapse mode. See the result below:


YouTube - Custom Toolbox Boombox V2.0 - Part 3 - Battery Drain Test



Enjoy.., more to come soon

-BigDWiz