Alpha

So lately I've been in the mood for modifications and customizations to all my stuff. I've always had a knack for taking something and turning it into something else, but now I've got a leet idea.

My ipod broke.. well most of it did. The circuitboard is for the most part in tact, the clickwheel is good, and hard drive is fine.

So.. I had the idea of taking a 300 gig hard drive ($89) and hooking it up to the ipod mini, and putting it all in a .50 ammo can.. I'd use a Compact flash-IDE adapter to do it (found the cable I need). I know how to format the harddrive to accept the ipod firmware already...

Probably going to use a cheapo 250 watt power supply. I'd like to mount 100 watt speakers internally, but I dont think they will fit. I can always get desktop speakers and just screw them into the side, but it wont be loud like I want this i-radiothingy to be.

there will be USB and AC jacks on the back. Clickwheel and broken LCD will be on the side.

So all I need to do is limewire a ****load of music, and I have a 10"x5"x6" radio with just about any song you would want to listen to.

I was thinking of using a built in battery instead of the power supply to conserve space. Theoreticly I could use my ipod's lion battery and use non-powered speakers.

Of course, I'm a modularity freak, so I'd have RCA out, a couple 1/4" out, maybe even some 1/4" and RCA in too.

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Pierced

if you mount speakers on/in it be sure to use shielded ones so it doesnt f with you hdd

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Alpha

^ Good catch

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AGD_kid

hook it up to an e-mag, that battery will last both a good week. lol

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Charger

what the where the hell did you find that?

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Z PYRO

i've seen a webpage somewhere that shows how to hook up a hard drive to an ipod, but they didnt put it in anything

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Look here and here.

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iluvwpg

man thats gonna be *****in!

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CoolHipJim56

Honestly, can you even get anywhere close to filling 300 gigs worth of space with music? Sounds like a waste to me.

mLuH

i think its more for the effect...i find it nearly impossible to get that much music..but hey if you can do it more power to you...pics definitely, before during and after.

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Charger

yes i you can. i have 25 gigs and i could get just from other people another 25 within 2 days so im sure with more time i could fill a 300

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martix_agent

.wav files

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DJS2

sounds pretty cool. i prefer bearshare light, seems like more sources than limewire. i only have around 900 songs but i like em all because i dont wanna just put crap on there. definately good luck though man, that sounds really tight, pics definately.

Charger

bittorrent

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Alpha

I know for sure I probably wont even be able to fill 100gig let alone 300. I think 20 or 30 is more realistic, but when I get a 300 for only $90, why not.

Like my paintball markers, I'll probably spread out the construction due to budget issues.

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DJS2

i use bittorrent only for movies and such, i find bearsharelite to be faster but thats just me im sure they both work well. alpha where are u getting the HD? if you're not getting it at Frys then definately check there im sure u know there are TONS of great deals/rebates on everything that you could ever possibly need for this project.