A home-made traditional speaker driver

[amithinda]

i kno wat tht voice is its how its made :D

[lizotteaustin]

Man THT shut is so fake bro why waste it

[perry244]

@lizotteaustin no it aint bro i made a few there not loud at all but all u need it a magnet a wire and a pice of peper for the cone...there simple.

[zoja26pro]

minie is much louder.

watchit on my channel



[tangofizz77]

FINALLY! A HOMADE SPEAKER!

[gnrfanatic141414]

sounds like the audio track's from how it's made

[DarthSatoris]

I'm currently having a physics project, and I've chosen the topic "speakers". I'm about to make a speaker myself, but I have no clue how. Can you help?

[MegaMultiX]

Oh yeah, if you buy them make sure that they're computer speakers, and they have a plug into 220W

[heytisazn]

hey i was wondering if u could teach me, if u know how, to power speakers

i have a pair of speakers from an old radio and i want to power it with batteries and for it to play audio from a 3.5mm jack or somethin

can u help?

[interex2050]

PM sent

[MegaMultiX]

I can help. You're gonna need an amp. But you need to find the right one. You know like in the computer speakers! There is a cable going into computer, one cable connects both speakers, and one is pluged into 220w. The most simple thing is to buy a simple speaker, but it must have a plug into 220w.(I get mine in SLO for 5 euros). Then just hook the better speakers on and this is it!

[heytisazn]

is it possible to make one?

solder some parts and make it and run it on batteries?

[MegaMultiX]

Yes it is, actualy there are electronic kits for amps, hope that help :)

[mortenrobinson]

@heytisazn

What you want to do is to take the output of your audio-source and wire it to the input of your speaker. For a stereo mini-jack there will be four wires. 2 for each speaker, There might be a + and - indicated on your speaker-unit, or at least there'll be 2 places to connect the wire on each speaker, one connection for each end of the inductor (or the voice-coil as it's called in speakers). it's an electromagnet anyways generating a magnetic field when current passes through it...

[heytisazn]

@mortenrobinson okay, all that stuff is obvious but i mean how can i power them using batteries like portable speakers because obviously the audio source isn't going to be enough power to power them.

i guess basically what im asking is how to make an amplifier

but i found a video that shows you how to make one with some parts and an altoids can so thanks anyway

[bullbapp]

@heytisazn not possible... you need an amplifier.

if you just use a headphone jack the sound will be very silent and horrible sound quality

[heytisazn]

@bullbapp haha no, it's not impossible i actually found an amp you can make by soldering parts together and fitting it inside an altoids can.

[existenceisrelative]

I know that voice, how it's made!

I love that show!

[cyberJOKRES]

does it sounds??

[LucKyJoKeR93]

awsome dude

[saleall]

how did you made that. lol.

[95tornado]

if i use isolated copper the speaker work equally????????

[soldofsolitude]

no.the insulation is too thick.u must use magnet wire.radio shack has it for under $10 a roll.

[Chimpalimp1001]

Na, I went to radio shack, they only have the thick plastic coated wire. They don't really have any enamel coated wire, not neodymium magnets. So u gotta destroy an old pair of headphones or speaker to steal parts from.

[ratsgoth]

Amazing.

I love experiments!

[Soulsgod]

lol, how its made.

[Squealward]

is it loud?

[interex2050]

Not terribly so, almost like a pair of headphones with the volume cranked up.

[vinny460]

hd speakers are better

[bobbywilson09]

Really?

[vinny460]

i mean hard drive not high definition!!

[jaywalker512]

you're watching "how its made"

how appropriate.

[moto615]

it actually works

that how speakers are made

[mopman411]

fake.

[HugglieSCREAM]

my friend can make sub woofers from items from an oven and a 123 power dome magnet. it wrks to

[Ericosproduction]

IS IT A PLANT? IS IT A TREE?

NO ITS A SPEAKER

lol

[supersaberdelux]

hahahaha

[ELETRICpumpkin]

Haha nice i love how its made lol im addicted

[NeoPig333]

Haha nice, How It's Made

[brandon9271]

did you use a permanent magnet or electromagnet? I couldn't tell from the video.

[shortperson1026]

It's just a magnet being hung above the coil of copper.

The copper creates a magnetic field which vibrates the magnet, making sound.

[william6708]

they extract her easily because they sprayed the mold cavity with lubricant

[bongydodo]

lmao, i picked that up too

[linuxrules1337]

oooh, kinky!

[16mmDJ]

i love how its made!

[sharkmen007]

how its made ! long live discovery channel

[xXtortionXx]

How Its Made haha

[calvinyuenblinke]

Maybe if you can make the suspension and the cone, it would sound louder? =P

[stevemena]

Attach a lightweight cone to it, you might get more volume out of it

[MATTHEW19000]

decibels should be measured from a 20db out

[interex2050]

The losses are tremendous...

I did not bother measuring.

As for range, its natural frequency is

somewhere in the audible range

Hence it has a rather unpleasant resonance

This speaker was not engineered in any sense of the word, it was more or less just slapped together

[calvinyuenblinke]

u cant just guess how many dB it is.

Need a very accurate dB measurer.

[MATTHEW19000]

HOW MANY decibel IS IT AND WHAT RANGE

[digitalcircuit36939]

This reminds me of the cardboard speaker I made a long time ago. It didn't work very well.

[madmark12]

lol how its made

[markzins]

ots FAKE ITS ALL SOUND EFFECTS

[Orionhcca15in]

check my speakers out there homemade

[PS3FANBOYLAD]

What did u make this??

[rowanlloyd]

needs a bigger cone, and a surround!

[interex2050]

I need to buy some supplies. I was thinking of making another but this time turning the base out of delrin, and getting a magnet that actually is the right size.

As for the cone I was thinking of making it out of paper pulp and starch/glue.

Not to mention use thinner magnet wire, with more coils.

Its just a matter of having the time to do so.

[wooferfreak]

i am trying it and mine does not work

i might try it again though

[interex2050]

Try to use the thinnest gauge magnet wire that you can find, and the more turns the better.

Also try to get the magnet as far "inside" the coil as you can.

Email me if are still having issues, and I will help you troubleshoot the problem.

[wooferfreak]

i found the easy way to do it grab a speaker i used a 5w 8Ohm Driver where the tinsel leads goto the terminal you clip the wire [the terminal end]

tear the cone

rip the spider

find voice coil and you make sure that you leave the part where the tinsel leads go and find a magnet and make a cone

[coondogtheman1234]

awesome show, how it's made

[funnyface680]

oo some was watching "how its made" :P

[coolboy782828]

how it's made!

[madmark12]

haha u where watching hows it made

[Sharker2468]

is that how its made ur watching

[Jakevfr]

That is really cool. I may have to try this now. Good job man

[kluchraisz]

isn't that just a crystal radio kit?

[interex2050]

nope...

although I am sure if need be one can salvage the magnet wire from one...

[Mar10Man94]

very simple experiment. there are many variations. but, it's just an experiment, so don't expect to make one for everyday use.

[interex2050]

Indeed, I should have probably mentioned that somewhere...

[lazydawgpictures]

Isnt that the show called How It's Made?

[interex2050]

The hairdryer is to eliminate the slack in the seran wrap...

it makes it better suited for reproducing higher frequencies.

[321AFCA123]

PUT IT ON MY AMP. YOU GET 1000 WATTS then you can laugh:D:D:D

[holdmybreath72]

... this stuff is way over my head.

HOW DID YOU DO THAT????

[Caletheos]

A speaker is really quite a simple thing. For anyone tempted to try though, a caution. Make sure the resistance of your coil is 6-50 ohms. If you short your device output you may damage it and it will not be covered by warranty. For the really serious experimenter, try a super magnet and wind your coil with enameled wire from a discarded power transformer.

[jakethehick]

i tried this using shower magnets, high-quality bell wire, and a foam plate as a cone. I was surprised how well it worked! My friends still dont believe it

[interex2050]

I am just curious but what gauge was the bell wire?

And how many "turns" did you use?

Were you able to get easily audible sound out of just using a headphone jack?

I have been contemplating making another speaker driver, but this time do all the calculations before hand...

[jakethehick]

i think i used A28 (i think)...i bought a three pack of spools at radio shck and used the green spool....i wrapped the whole spool and got a total impedance of about seven ohms.....i plugged mine into a regular amp..it took about five watts to power it

[ThulliGui]

Hey interex2050, can you also explain how you made it buddy

[interex2050]

I probably posted it in the wrong place, but if you click view all comments I did a write up.

Hope that helps.

[joco92]

The difference between this and HH's dollar speaker is that this one actually works and HH's speaker is fake!

Just for those of you that didn't pick up on that...

[TealcLOL]

I love that show ;v

[camopants13]

me to, How it's made is awesome!

[laxdawgg39]

ya i like tht show 2

[interex2050]

Ultimate Factories is also really good,

well at least the one about the Ferrari factory...

[Tirskar]

Wow....dude you're pretty smart.

[interex2050]

Thanks

[interex2050]

thanks

[killerkiliany21]

hehehe that was how it's made audio wasn't it?

[interex2050]

yes indeed...

Great show, too bad they changed the host though.

[killit77]

how did u do it

[interex2050]

What you need: -Saran wrap -Rare earth magnet (a long cylinder would work better then a button) -A few rubber bands -Paper -Rubber adhesive -Small gauge magnet wire (I used 30 AWG) -Heat gun (a hair drier may also work) -Soldering iron and solder -Scrap stranded wire -Small container

[interex2050]

How to do it:

1) Make a small paper tube and secure using glue (the scale depends on the size of your container), ideally you want to make sure the magnet fits inside the tube such that it is in the centered.

2) Tightly wrap the magnet wire around the tube, again this is a trade off (the more coils you have the greater the magnetic flux, but then also weight is added); I used one layer of magnet wire.

3) Feed the wire ends up to one side, and secure the wire with a dab of glue.

[interex2050]

4) Take the lid of the container and cut out a flat piece slightly larger then the coil diameter, and poke a hole in it to allow the wires to pass through. Glue this piece to the top of the coil.

5)Take some seran wrap, and stretch it over the container lid (having two containers is handy) and stretch the seran wrap over the top and secure using a rubber band.

6) Poke a small hole in the seran wrap to allow the wires to pass through, and glue the coil onto the seran wrap using the lid piece.

[interex2050]

7) Now its time to position the magnet within the container.

a) if you have a long cylindrical magnet which fits inside the coil, secure it inside the cup such that there is about 4mm of clearance between its top and level of the lid.

b) if you are using a button magnet then make a little platform out of paper or scrap plastic (I used a piece of a pipette), such that there is roughly 3mm of clearance between the bottom of the coil and the top of the magnet.

[interex2050]

8) Attach the seran wrap with the coil attached to the container such that the coil is pointing inwards and it centered over the magnet.

9) Secure the seran wrap using the rubber bands.

10) Make the seran wrap nice and taught, but using a heat gun which will shrink the wrap.

11) carefully strip the ends of the magnet wire and solder on a strand from the scrap stranded wire, (this is to allow easier oscillation of the coil).

[killit77]

thx bro

[interex2050]

12) Secure the strands to the base of the container using another rubber band (make sure they do not touch as these are not insulated)

13) DONE!

Now depending on how it was constructed, it may work with a headphone jack... I did not think mine out too much, I just threw some stuff together. The one I made was barely audible using a headphone out, but after attaching it to the amplifier it worked pretty well...