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  • How to Build a Car Stereo System

    Choosing to build a car stereo system yourself will not only save you money but also teach you about your car's electronics as well. A full car stereo system requires numerous components. For a...

  • How to Buy an Eclipse Car Sound System

    Eclipse is a subdivision of Fujitsu Ten and manufactures a line of audio products for the car. When you buy an Eclipse system, you are buying multiple components that can produce high-quality...

  • How to Set Crossover Frequency for a Car Audio System

    In a car audio system, the crossover settings determine at what frequency sound is sent, or crosses over, to a certain speaker. A simple setup may include a two-way crossover that will send treble...

  • How Do I Get Music on My PSP?

    The Portable Sony Playstation (PSP) can play various forms of media including music. Before attempting to upload music, however, ensure that you have all the required equipment and that your music...

  • Car Stereo Instructions

    Learning to use a new car stereo can seem a bit confusing. Luckily, once you learn how the various buttons are used to operate the functions on your car stereo, learning to program and use it is...

  • How to Charge Solar Batteries

    Solar batteries are batteries that can be recharged with energy by using solar (or sun powered) chargers. You will need a solar battery charger to charge solar batteries and a location with ample...

  • What Do I Need for a Complete Car Audio System?

    Audio systems can be a headache in general, but when considering putting an audio system in a car, this headache can quickly turn to a migraine. Once installed, audio systems supply much louder...

  • How to Turn a Car Cassette Player Into a CD Player

    The simplest way to turn a car cassette player into a CD player is to buy a converter that installs in the cassette compartment of the existing stereo in your dashboard. The converter allows you...

  • Car Cassette Adapter Problems

    Car stereos have evolved with technology just as home stereo equipment has--from 8-track tapes to cassettes to CD's and now MP3 players. For older car stereos with only a cassette deck, cassette...

  • How to Install an FM Modulator

    There are two options for installation when using a FM modulator; you can hard wire it or use it wireless. If you are going to use it wireless, then you will have to have an endless supply of...

  • How to Wire an AC to DC Converter

    AC to DC converters, also commonly called power supplies, take an alternating power supply (AC) and convert it to direct current output (DC). They're extremely useful for when you need to power a...

  • How to mount a GPS inside Toyota FJ Cruiser

    This "How To" will help someone in their pursuit of mounting a GPS unit in their FJ. This mount will place the GPS unit directly over inclinometer, compass and temperature gauges.

  • How to Use a Nissan Versa MP3 Player

    The Nissan Versa contains a factory CD player with MP3 playback capability and an audio jack you can use to play your favorite music files from your MP3 player. It is easy to use both features.

  • How to Buy Car Audio Equipment Online

    When looking for audio equipment online you must have knowledge of the various brands, features, quality and installation methods before making any purchases. Unfortunately, you don't have the...

  • How to Use an FM Tuner

    With the overwhelming popularity of the iPod, FM tuners have become commonplace in many vehicles. The devices allow you to listen to all your favorite music from your MP3 player or any other...

  • How to Tell if a Car Stereo Fuse Needs to be Replaced

    A part of troubleshooting your car stereo system when it won't power on includes checking the fuses to see if they need to be replaced. Fuses are used to protect electronic devices, such as car...

  • How to Make Fuse Wires

    Protecting valuable equipment with fuses is a simple and cost-effective task. By making fuse wires, you can make the fuses relatively easy to access and simplify the first step of troubleshooting...

  • How to Make a Stereo Out of a Car Radio

    The typical car stereo is a pretty impressive package. Built into its small footprint is an AM/FM tuner, CD player and a powerful amplifier. If you've removed a car stereo from your car but would...

  • How Toggle Switches Work

    Toggle switches are capable of controlling a wide variety of devices, ranging from simple circuits, to electronic toys to very expensive machinery. Even the starter switch found on cars, boats and...

  • About High-Performance Car Audio Systems

    One of the pleasures of car customization is tweaking and building up the audio system. Let's face it: unless you're a passive listener who is better suited to oldies stations or talk radio, the...

  • How to Add an After Market Head Unit to a Honda Pilot

    The stock head unit that comes with a Honda Pilot can be replaced with an aftermarket head unit, which can be purchased from an electronics store. You may want to consider an aftermarket unit if...

  • How Car Audio Components Work

    Perhaps one of the most critical--and certainly the most visible--components of a car audio system is the electronic module that receives radio waves, reads audio media, accepts input from outside...

  • Uses of Laser Lights

    Lasers have provide amazing benefits to society for years. From exciting entertainment to health research and high-end technology, the uses of laser lights are almost limitless. It's amazing to...

  • How to Hook up Subs with a Capacitor

    If you're operating a high-powered car audio system with amplifiers and subwoofers, you should consider adding a capacitor into the system. A capacitor stores energy for quick release, ensuring...

  • How Does a Capacitor Work with Subs?

    Car audio systems get their power from the car's electrical system, specifically from the alternator of the car, which is the generator that provides power to all the electrical equipment in the...

  • How to Hook Up Car Speakers to a Computer

    Personal computer speakers sometimes leave a lot to be desired when it comes to sound quality. In a just few steps, you can hook up large stereo speakers or even car stereo speakers to your...

  • How to Use a Memory Stick in an Eclipse CD 8445

    A 2000s development in car audio and CD players, the Eclipse 8445 allows you to plug in a memory stick and play songs from your computer. These memory sticks allow you to play large numbers of...

  • How Does a Cassette Adapter Work?

    Many cars come equipped with a cassette deck, but few people still use tapes as their primary music source. Cassette adapters are used to play music from an audio device, such as a CD player or...

  • How to Hook Up a Capacitor to an Amp

    Capacitors store power for quick release in electronic circuits. They're extremely useful in power supplies for regulating and smoothing out power flow, ensuring the circuits of an electronic...

  • How Does AM Radio Work?

    Like any radio transmission, AM sends out an audio signal via radio waves. AM actually stands for amplitude modulation, which is a term that describes exactly how it captures the individual sounds...

  • How to Play an iPod Shuffle in a Car?

    Much like tapes, CDs have become a piece of history in car audio. Nearly all new vehicles come with a standard auxiliary (AUX) input that an iPod Shuffle can easily be connected to for playback...

  • How to Wire a Car Audio Capacitor

    A capacitor serves an important function in a car audio system. The capacitor stores electrical energy that can be rapidly added into the system when power demands become to great for the...

  • About Real-Time Car Audio Analyzers

    A real-time car audio analyzer, which often goes by the abbreviation RTA, can assess the quality of your car stereo system's sound or that of any other audio device. An RTA does this by measuring...

  • Building an Electric Car

    When it comes to building an electric car, most people actually convert a regular gasoline engine car to run off an electric motor. They find cheap used cars to convert, and some will even get...

  • What Is Current Measured In?

    Electrical currents are measured in a unit called amperes, which are abbreviated as "amps." There are two different designations that measure currents: direct currents (DC) and alternating...

  • How to Make an Electromagnetic Motor Experiment

    Electric motors are indispensable when it comes to any type of machine. This is true whether you are talking about a vehicle engine, a household appliance or a child's robotic toy. Their purpose...

  • How to Use Fiberglass for Car Audio

    Fiberglass, when used in a creative manner, is a flexible and useful medium for complementing car audio gear in a variety of useful and aesthetically pleasing ways. With a few techniques, you can...

  • About iPod Car Docks

    IPod car docks allow you to charge your device in your vehicle and play it at the same time in place of the automobile's stereo or radio. The car docks play audio through the vehicle's existing...

  • About Volt-Ohm Meters

    If a major electrical appliance is not running, one of the first questions a repair person needs to answer is whether electricity is flowing through the appliance. One way to verify or measure...

  • How to Use a Megger

    Use a Megger to test the insulation on a grounded wire or between the conductors on a circuit board. Testing the grounding system for hospitals, business parks or any other kind of facility, can...

  • How Do Electronics Work?

    An electronic circuit is the basic unit through which electricity is transmitted. The circuit is usually soldered onto a printed circuit board (PCB). The printed circuit board allows each...

  • How Do Electric Fans Work?

    All fans work by moving the air that is in the area of the fan. This movement of air creates a breeze, which is felt on the skin of the person that is in front of the fan. While this breeze itself...

  • Installing Car Subs & Amps

    Amps and subs can greatly enhance the quality of the audio in your car. Though it may seem very difficult, installing them is actually quite easy. The process requires only that you twist a few...

  • How to Get Bass From Your System

    If you like to "flow with the lows," you probably want more bass from your car audio system. There are many ways to improve the bass response of your system; let's look at some different approaches.

  • How to Play an iPod Through a Car Stereo

    There are several ways to play an iPod on a car stereo. Depending on which you choose, it could be as easy as plugging in a wire, or as difficult as replacing your entire car stereo. The steps...

  • How to Splice Wire

    Splicing wires sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is. These tips come from my years of experience working on car audio and other types of wiring.

  • How to Connect a HD Radio Tuner to a Pioneer DEH-P3000iB CD Receiver

    HD Radio is becoming increasingly common and popular. Car audio manufacturers are reacting to this demand by producing add-on HD Radio tuners that work with their existing stock of in-dash...

  • How to Use Altoid Tins as Electronic Cases

    Do you like Martha Stewart but have your own flare for creative design? Is your jumble of electronics equipment quickly turning into a jungle of electronic equipment? No where is organization more...

  • How to Solder Stereo Mini-Plugs

    Learning how to solder is a great skill to have and can be acquired after careful training and practice. One of the ways to put this soldering technique to use is by learning how to solder stereo...

  • How to Hook Up an FM Receiver to Increase Volume on a Nextar GPS System

    This step by step instruction will help you hear your GPS and a multitude of devices through your car stereo speakers.

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