{"id":641,"date":"2011-12-20T04:56:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T04:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/?p=641"},"modified":"2011-12-20T05:50:21","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T05:50:21","slug":"dead-tech-finds-mini-stereo-boom-retro-controllers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/?p=641","title":{"rendered":"Dead Tech. Finds: Mini Stereo (Boom) &amp; Retro Controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So for the second project (dead tech), I found a few cool items: an old radio<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1243\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2031-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2031-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2031-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1242\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2032-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2032-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2032-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and two retro controllers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1241\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2034-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2034-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2034-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2035.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2035-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2035-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2035-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am not sure how these different items would function together, and since I am not electronically savvy this became a real concern for me. Through internet research I was able to find some information on these items, but nothing that was particularly useful. The mini radio I found was a Realistic AM\/FM Radio Model No. 12-722, made by Radio Shack in 2004. The only info I was able to find was an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/1200722_PM_EN.pdf\">Owner&#8217;s Manual<\/a>, but I still wasn&#8217;t sure how I was going to use it. Despite all my internet searching, there wasn&#8217;t much info for the controllers. But I&#8217;ve heard that all controllers pretty much work the same, it&#8217;s just a matter of running tests to see which buttons are programed where. Nevertheless, I started taking things apart to see where they would take me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2033-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2033-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2033-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1251\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2036-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2036-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2036-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2109-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2109-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_2109-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After looking for some inspiration, I decided I would turn one of these controllers into a controller for my \u00a0Apple remote.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-remote-kpb-460.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-remote-kpb-460-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-remote-kpb-460-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-remote-kpb-460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I located <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collab.scrapyardchallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/NES-Controller-iPod-Remote.pdf\">directions<\/a> on how to do this via instructables.com. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So for the second project (dead tech), I found a few cool items: an old radio \u00a0 and two retro controllers. \u00a0 I am not sure how these different items would function together, and since I am not electronically savvy this became a real concern for me. 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