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DIY
Speaker
Kit -
Manual
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WELCOME TO THE DIY SPEAKER MANUAL
This DIY kit comes with a custom designed amplifier called the
Uber Amp 9000 and all of the components you need to make
your own set of speakers out of any material. This is a great way
to learn how to solder, understand how sound works and make
something useful for your listening experience.
GETTING STARTED
Stay Safe
Keep safe when making this kit! Wear protective

eye wear when soldering and clipping
component legs.
Top Tips
Keep an eye out for the top

tips. They are highlighted in
an orange box like this!
Making Time
The kit takes about 2 fun filled hours to

complete - depending on how creative you get
with the construction of your speakers.
Further Resources
Information on the best materials and shapes

for your DIY Speaker can be found in the
resource section! Learn how different materials
and speaker shapes can effect the sound.
Choose one thats best for you!
Useful Appendix
Further information on all the components in

this kit can be found in the Appendix at the back
of the manual. Learn about their use within the
circuit you are building. ENJOY!
DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 4

SOLDERING 101
STEP 1.
Place the component into
the PCB (Printed Circuit
Board), make sure it goes
in the correct way and it is
sitting right against the board.
Bend the legs to keep the
component in position.
STEP 2.
Turn the PCB around. Place
the soldering iron tip at the
point on the PCB where
the leg of the component
meets the solder pad. Heat for
about 3-4 seconds.
5 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Soldering

STEP 3.
Using your other hand, add
solder to the heated pad.
Add enough solder to cover
the pad and the base of the
components leg. Remove the
solder and leave the iron for
another second.
STEP 4.
After soldering both legs, take
your side cutters and remove
the excess component leg.
If you make a mistake,
re-heat the join and use a
solder sucker to remove the
molten solder.
Soldering DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 6

Components:
1. 1 X 10 K Ohm Resistor ( Brown, Black, Orange, Gold )

2. 2 X 4.7 Ohm Resistors ( Yellow, Violet, & Gold )
3. 1 X 33 Ohm Resistor ( Orange, Orange, Black, Gold )
4. 1 X Diode (black tube with grey mark on one end)
5. 1 X Red LED (Light Emitting Diode)
6. 1 X Stereo Input Jack
7. 1 X Switch
8. 1 X 8 Pin black socket
9. 2 X 100 nF (nano Farad) Capacitors
10. 1 X 10 nF Capacitors
11. 3 X 10 uF Capacitors (cylinder)
12. 1 X Speaker wire connectors (Terminal Block)
13. 1 X 4.7 K Ohm Potentiometers (variable resistors)
14. 1 X 8 Pin Integrated Circuit (IC) TDA2822 amplifier
15. 1 X Battery Holder
16. 1 X PCB - printed circuit board
17. 1 X Audio cable
18. 1 X Double Sided Foam Tape
19. 1 X Exciters (Speakers)
20. 1X Exciter cable
Not Included in Kit:
21. Blue or White Tack (not included, but helpful for soldering)
22. Solder
23. Solder Sucker
24. Wire Cutters
7 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Components

22
11 20
4 1 6
16
2 3
13
19
9
5 18
10 7
8 14
12 21
15 24
23
17
Top Tip
Some components may
look slightly different to
the ones above, dont be
alarmed, this is normal!
Components DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 8

1
Diode
Bend the diodes legs 90

degrees. Make the bend close
to the black cylinder, around
3mm away from either side.
Carefully insert it into the
correct place on the PCB (D1).
Top Tip
The diode has a direction
this means it must go into
the PCB the right way!
Make sure you match the
grey mark on the diode
with the similar mark
illustrated on the PCB.
9 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 1

Make sure the diodes legs are

pushed all the way through
the PCB and the diode is flat
on the surface.
Turn the PCB around and

bend the legs of the diode 45
degrees. This prevents the
diode from moving.
Top Tip
Fix the PCB to the table
with blue tac. It will keep
it steady when you begin
soldering.
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Soldering
Now you have to solder the

diode into place. Follow the
simple soldering steps at the
front of the manual - this will
leave you with a perfectly
soldered joint!
Top Tip
Solder is basically melted
metal - so it is very
hot! The hot metal will
connect to surfaces that
are similarly heated - so
make sure that the pad,
the component leg and
the solder are equally
heated. If not, youll end
up with a cold joint, which
will result in an F in your
soldering exam!

After soldering both the legs,

take your side cutters in one
hand. Hold one of the legs of
the diode, and clip at the legs
base. Repeat for the other leg.
Top Tip
You are holding the leg to
prevent it from flying into
your or someone elses
eyeball! Please remember
that eyeballs are not easily
replaceable and you should
always be very careful
when clipping the legs off
of your components.

2
Resistors
Find all your resistors. Take

one of the resistors and bend
both of the legs as close to the
body as you can. This ensures
that it will sit snugly against
the PCB. Repeat this with all
the resistors.
Top Tip
You can find out more
about the resistors in the
appendix at the back of the
manual!

Place the following resistors in

this order, onto the PCB.
R1: 10K
Brown, Black, Orange, Gold)
R2: 33Ohm
(Orange, Orange, Black, Gold)
R3&R4: 4.7Ohm
(Yellow, Violet, Gold, Gold)
Soldering
Bend all your resistor legs
so they dont fall out when
you turn over the PCB.
Solder them into place.
Once soldered, clip the legs.
The good news: Youve just
finished the resistors!
Top Tip
You may want to clip the
legs as you go, it will allow
more room for soldering
the others.

3
Capacitors
Well begin by soldering the

non-polarized capacitors.
These can go into the PCB any
way around. Find the 10nF,
and 100nF blue capacitors.
Top Tip
These guys look the same
so look out for the number
10 written on the side!
Insert the capacitors in the

following positions.
C4: 10nF capacitor
C5 & C6: 100nF capacitors
Once soldered into place, clip

the legs!

4
Electrolytic Capacitors
Warning! These ones are

polarized, they have to go into
the PCB in a particular way.
Take the 10uF capacitor and
look at its legs. Youll see that
one is longer than the other.
If you look at the PCB, youll

see a + next to one of the
plated holes. The long leg is
the plus sized, so it should be
inserted next to the +.
Top Tip
Learn more about these
components in the appendix
at the back of the manual.

With this in mind, insert the

electrolytic capacitors into
the following places.
10uF capacitors: C1, C2 & C3
Turn over the PCB and bend

the legs of all the electrolytic
capacitors. Solder them all in
and clip the legs. You are now
done with the capacitors.

5
LED (light emitting
diode)
Take the LED and look at

its legs. Youll see that one
is longer than the other.
This means that it has to be
inserted into the PCB in the
right way!
The longer leg is called the

Anode - which likes to have
power. The shorter one is
called the Cathode - which
likes to have ground.
Insert the LED into the correct

location on the PCB - look for
the LED illustration! Solder it
into place.

6
8 Pin Black Socket
Take the 8 Pin black socket

and insert it where the PCB is
marked TDA2822. Solder the
socket into place.
Top Tip
There is a notch in the 8 Pin
socket, make sure this lines
up with the notch illustrated
on the PCB.

7
Stereo Jack
Take the black stereo jack

and place it onto the PCB.
It will slot very comfortably
in place where the PCB says
HEADPHONE JACK. Solder
it and move onto the next
component.
Switch
Insert the switch into the
position marked S1 adjacent
to the LED. Solder all 5 of the
pins into place.

8
Potentiometer
Find the potentiometer, this

goes next to the switch. Place
it onto the PCB and solder into
place.
Top Tip
The potentiometers legs are
already short. You wont
need to clip these!

9
Integrated Circuit (IC)
The IC is an amplifier chip.

It must be placed inside the
8 pin Socket you soldered
previously. If you look
carefully at the chip, youll see
a notch in the centre of the
one end.
Top Tip
A socket is used to make
sure that we dont over
heat the IC by soldering it
directly.
Carefully insert the IC into

its socket so that the notch is
directed towards the LED.

The integrated circuit should

sit snugly into the socket. At
this stage, your PCB should
look like this!
Terminal Block
Take your black terminal block
connectors and solder them
into place! They go on the far
left of the PCB.

10
Exciter
The exciter (speaker) must be

attached to the pair of speaker
wires.
Take both of your wires

and twist the ends of each.
This will give them a nice neat
finish that is easy to attach to
the terminal and exciter. Trim
the ends to around 10mm.

Next feed one of the wires

through the small hole on the
exciter.
Solder the wire into place to

create a good connection with
the mettal pad beneath.
Repeat with the other wire.
Top Tip
Keep the exciter steady
while soldering with a blob
of blue tac.

Your speaker connector

(Terminal Block) has 2 ports.
You must attach your 2 exciter
wires to this connector. One in
each port.
To do this, depress one of the

levers on the terminal block
and then insert one of the
wires. Repeat for the other
port and other wire.
Once both wires are

inserted, the amp is ready
to be tested.

11
Battery holder
Before we solder the battery

holder in place, it is a good
idea to test test test!
Insert 2x AA batters into the

battery holder.

Insert the battery holder into

the PCB from behind. It goes
in on the edge of the board
closet to the IC.
Bend the legs out to keep it in

place. It will also ensure that
they make contact with the
conductive pads which we will
solder them to later.
Turn the switch on.

Does the LED turn on?
If so, congratulations!
If not, try the following.

Top Tip
- Press down on the battery Check the forum at
legs to ensure contact. twsu.co/forum for more
support.
- Try the switch again in both
directions, while holding the
battery legs in place.
- Are you sure the batteries

are in?
- Go back through the manual

and make sure everything is in
the correct place.

Remove the battery holder

and find the double sided
foam tape. Attach the foam
tape to the back of the battery
holder on the other end to the
legs. Then reveal the other
sticky side of the tape before
inserting the legs back into the
PCB.
Solder the legs into place and

carefully trim any excess.

12
Stereo cable
Now its time to check

everything is working. Plug in
your audio cable and attach to
a music playing device. You
should feel the vibrations.
Use the potentiometer to

adjust the volume and see
the vibrations increase and
decrease.

Congratulations!
Using the box:
You have now completed
your amp, and attached it to
your exciter! All that is left
is to attach the exciter to
various materials and begin
experimenting with sound
waves and surfaces. Enjoy
exploring different materials
responses to the vibrations
emitted by your exciter.
Design your speaker:

Then decide on what material
you want to become your
speakers. Use the sticky pad on
your exciter to permanently fix
it to your chosen material!
31 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Congratulations

Materials:
Corrugated card Paper
Polystyrene Wood
Shapes:
Cone Cube Sphere
Cylinder Pyramid
Materials DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 32

Making your Speaker:
Play and experiment with different

shapes and materials to make yourself
a unique DIY Speaker. Here are some
examples of the DIY Speaker Kit in
action!
33 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Making your speaker

Making your speaker DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 34

Component Appendix
Resistors - Capacitors -
Resistors are used in a circuit A capacitor is like a big

to restrict the flow of electrical bucket, it stores up charge,
current and stop things from waits until its full and then
blowing up! The resistors in releases it all in one go.
measured in Ohms. How much charge depends
on the size of the capacitor,
measured in farads.
LED - Stereo Input Jack -
A light-emitting diode is your This is the connection

basic electronic light. Its also between your audio device
a Diode - which means it only and circuit.
allows current to flow in one
direction. That is why the legs
are different lengths.

8 Pin intergrated Circuit - 8 Pin socket (Dil Socket) -
An Integrated Circuit also know An 8 Pin socket holds the

as an IC is a whole circuit in integrated circuit to the PCB.
itself, but very very small and It protects the IC from being
made of silicon. The chip in this damaged during soldering.
circuit is a TDA2822 amplifier
chip - used in old laptops and
portable music devices.
Diode - Terminal Block -
A Diode is a component that The Terminal Block creates a

allows current to flow in just connection between the exciter
one direction. It must go into cable and circuit board. It
your circuit the correct way creates this connection with a
round, the white band indicates pair of sprung clamps so cables
the negative side of the diode. can easily be changed, no
soldering neccessary!

Component Appendix
Potentiometer - Switch -
A potentiometer is a resistor A basic switch. It allows current

that you can control! Turning to flow in one direction when it
the knob on the potentiometer is switched on by completeing
increases and decreases the the circuit. When switched off it
amount of resistance a bit like a breaks the circuit stopping the
tap and the flow of water. flow of current.
Battery Holder - Exciter Cable -
Securely holds two AA Transfers the now amplified

batteries in place. audio signal from your audio
device to the exciter to be
transferred to audible sound.

Audio Cable - Exciter -
The audio cable bridges your The exciter vibrates according

music or sound player and to the sound its playing. It
your amplifier circuit - carrying transfers this vibration into
the electrical signals from the the material it is touching (or it
output of the music player to excites the material) Sound
the input of the amplifier. is just a whole lot of vibrations.
So the lighter and more rigid
the material, the better the
transfer of vibration - and the
louder the sound you hear!

Thank You!
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39 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual

Contact
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WELCOME TO THE DIY SPEAKER MANUAL

Keep safe when making this kit! Wear protective

Keep an eye out for the top

The kit takes about 2 fun filled hours to

Information on the best materials and shapes

Further information on all the components in

DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 4

5 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Soldering

Soldering DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 6

1. 1 X 10 K Ohm Resistor ( Brown, Black, Orange, Gold )

Not Included in Kit:

7 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Components

Components DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 8

Bend the diodes legs 90

9 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 1

Make sure the diodes legs are

Turn the PCB around and

Step 1 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 10

Now you have to solder the

11 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 1

After soldering both the legs,

Step 1 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 12

Find all your resistors. Take

13 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 2

Place the following resistors in

Step 2 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 14

Well begin by soldering the

Insert the capacitors in the

C4: 10nF capacitor

C5 & C6: 100nF capacitors

Once soldered into place, clip

15 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 3

Warning! These ones are

If you look at the PCB, youll

Step 4 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 16

With this in mind, insert the

10uF capacitors: C1, C2 & C3

Turn over the PCB and bend

17 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 4

Take the LED and look at

The longer leg is called the

Insert the LED into the correct

Step 5 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 18

Take the 8 Pin black socket

19 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 6

Take the black stereo jack

Step 7 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 20

Find the potentiometer, this

21 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 8

The IC is an amplifier chip.

Carefully insert the IC into

Step 9 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 22

The integrated circuit should

23 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 9

The exciter (speaker) must be

Take both of your wires

Step 10 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual 24

Next feed one of the wires

Solder the wire into place to

25 DIY Speaker Kit - Manual Step 10

Your speaker connector

To do this, depress one of the

Once both wires are