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I\'ve got a musical toy with a built in speaker, and an 1/8\" mini auxiliary input jack. It doesn\'t have an aux out jack. I don\'t need the functionality that the input jack provides, but I
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really need it to have an aux out jack so that i can run it through an external mixer or amp or whatever. So I was thinking of clipping the two wires that connect to the internal speaker, clipping the three wires that connect to the aux in jack, and somehow connecting the speaker wires to the aux in, effectively converting it to an aux out.
1. Will this work?
2. The aux in is a stereo jack (hence the three wires), but the speaker is mono. How do I connect the two wires to the three pin aux jack?
3. Anything else I should know before attempting this?
I have a really basic Excel question. I have a document that contains a column of dollar amounts which is totalled at the bottom. Is there a way to freeze that total so that if we delete the some or all of the numbers in the column that total won't change.
Here's where the potential problem with that idea lies. The leads heading to the speaker are going to be after a small amp somewhere in the device. Connecting those to mixer that is expecting a line level signal may overdrive the inputs. What you are really looking to do is to tap the signal before it hits the amp that drives the speaker.
Is there a way to freeze that total so that if we delete the some or all of the numbers in the column that total won\'t change.
If you mean permanently freeze it, then you can simply copy the cell, and then use Paste Special >> values to change the formula to a value.
Sue in Excel - you could simply convert it a value -either by typing over it, or copying it, then using "Edit Special (uncheck "all" check "value") to copy the value only into the cell.
t x-post with Jon
What you are really looking to do is to tap the signal before it hits the amp that drives the speaker.
Darn. I\'m afraid that may be beyond my circuit-bending abilities. I wouldn\'t know where on the circuit board to tap...
Thanks Jon, (ETA- and Typo!) that worked! I don't know why my boss thought I could do this, I use Excel less than she does.
No problem, Sue. It\'s nice to be techno-karmically balanced for the day (ask one question, answer another).
x-posted with Bitches: Anyone here work in Visio to create site maps? I know that there is an align shapes option and am wondering if there's also an option for aligning connectors.
Jon, does the toy have a volume control? If so, you could maybe get away with doing it with the volume turned way down.
Othewise, ND is right. Hmm... I wonder if you could take the signal at the toy speaker and put a resistor on it... OK, I'm getting over my head here....
The aux in is a stereo jack (hence the three wires), but the speaker is mono.
Connect the wires to both channels (left and right) of a stereo jack plug. Then the ground goes to the other wire.
There's a big subculture of people who hack electronic toys to make bizzarre musical instruments. Google "circuit bent" - there's gotta be discussion on how to do what you want.
eta: x-posty.
Also try googling "circuit bent line output"
