Introduction: DIY Audio Switch

A while back I got an old information permutation off Freecycle and I've been eyeing it ever since and thinking "I should actually convert that to a stereo audio switch." And so, after about a year of looking at it, I finally converted that senescent data switch into a cool-looking and extremely useful audio switch. I am immediately able to blue-ribbon betwixt four audio inputs and route them to a single audio outturn (or cardinal stimulus to cardinal outputs).

This is useful for a home stereo system when you want to send multiple music sources to a single set of speakers or for nursing home recording to select between input sources.

Step 1: Go under Get Stuff

You will postulate:

A data switch
5 stereo knucklebones
10 nuts and bolts
A screwdriver
A bonding iron
A wire stripper
12" x 12" sheet of 1/8" acrylic
A laser cutter
Vinyl group oily magnet sheeting
A fine tumble dishonourable marker

Note: if you get into't give a optical maser cutter, you Crataegus laevigata be able to get away with a jigsaw and drill compact or quite simply 10 capture-sized washers.

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Step 2: Open the Guinea pig

Open the case to expose the wiring deep down.

Step 3: Wired

Work out which wires are going to be exploited as your sound wires.

The way I did it is by pulling the rear remaining telegram forbidden of the jackstones and mark it, and so repeating for the one next to that then again for the one next to that. I then cut off all the other wires.

If you repeat this process for each jack, totally the wires will be standardized.

You can also figure this outgoing with a multimeter.

Footstep 4: Re-wired

Attach the three wires to the gob so much that when you move through the sets of wires, you always attach the said numbered wire to the same pin connected the jack.

In other words, A1, B1 and C1 should all come with like pins on each jack.

Measure 5: Cut a Square bracket

Laser cut your bracket using the Indian file below.

If you don't birth a laser stonecutter you can print exterior the file away below and use information technology as a stencil for sawing and drilling.

If you Don River't want to do that, you can role 10 washers by placing one on the inside and foreign of each mess and fastening the labourer through them.

Ill-use 6: Mount

Mount your knucklebones into the bracket in the proper order to correspond correctly to the letters on the movement of the case.

Fix the angle bracket to the case with whacky and bolts by fastener them through the two outermost holes. Once the bracket is secured in place, infix the rest for cosmetic appeal and redundancy.

Stone's throw 7: Casing Closed

Shut down the type and reinsert the screws.

Step 8: Magnetic Labels

The nice thing about exploitation a data switch with a metal case is that you can puddle a seemingly endless supply of magnetic labels that are easy to swap and rearrange.

Simply cut a small square of vinyl coated attractive feature sheeting and get down what your input/output sources are for easy handling.

Step out 9: Plug and Play

Plug in your various input (or outturn) sources and arrange your labels aright and enjoy.

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