Wanted: dead 1st Gen cassette player

[lonestarmedic]

I am playing with a couple ideas for the 1st Gen. stereo. I am looking for a couple dead cassette players. All I am looking for is an intact casing and top bezel. I don't care about the buttons or the cassette door.

 

JB

[utadventure]

I've got one that I pulled out and replaced with an MP3 port. Send me your address and I'll get it sent.

 

Dave

[RoyalPain]

Hey JB, if you don't mind my asking, what kind of ideas are you toying with? I'm tinkering with a couple of my own and would be very intrested to know what kind of options your working on.

 

Dave, when you added your mp3 port, how did you interface with the cassette deck plug???

[lonestarmedic]

I am going to create a "pocket" with a hinged lid. Inside will be a cigarette lighter socket, an input port for stereo (MP3 etc), and a set of small switches. I am going to use the metal housing and the top faceplate for some basics and as a template. When finished it will allow for the connection of a cellular phone etc. I hope to make a magnetic catch with a cover that will be easy to open yet water resistant. One switch will activate the connection just like inserting a cassette. The other switch will work the microphone. I am toying with either running the microphone as a PTT or open like the intercom. If it is PTT, the switch will transfer the PTT from the CB to the phone. If I use the intercom style, the switch will serve as a mute to disconnect the mic while speaking with a passenger. Haven't decided what will work the best. My own use will be to have a place to charge a cell phone and/or my camera batteries. The input will be for a Garmin 550.

 

JB

[paysaw]

These are my pics of my Cassette deck solution.Paysaw