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Instructions for KiwiCo models including: SSPL, 2A2FL-SSPL, 2A2FLSSPL, SSPL Kinetic Light Up Speaker, Kinetic Light Up Speaker, Light Up Speaker, Speaker
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The light bar's funky shape helps spread ... Connect the lights and sound ... speaker with lights. (from Part C) breadboard breadboard guide transistor.
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DocumentDocumentPart C Add the lights You'll need: ispeaker with large drivers (from Part B) ilight bar iO-ring isticky foam rectangles iLEDs Step 1 From the front, slide the light bar through the speaker's middle slot. Step 2 Stretch the O-ring around the back of the light bar. Step 3 Stick 2 sticky foam rectangles on one side of the light bar. 18 Add the lights Step 4 Press an LED into each notch on the light bar. Step 5 Stick 2 more sticky foam rectangles to the other side of the light bar. The sticky foam holds the LEDs in place. You added the lights! Pinch the foam to make sure it stays on. Light refraction The light bar's funky shape helps spread out light from the LEDs -- so two lights cover as much area as ten. When light moves from one material to another -- say, from air to the clear acrylic -- it bends. That's light refraction! Each bump and divot in the acrylic bends light in a different direction, which sends a glow across the whole bar. 19 photo via ajizai / Wikimedia ComAmdodnst(phueblilcidgohmtasin) Part D Connect the lights and sound You'll need: ispeaker with lights (from Part C) ibreadboard ibreadboard guide itransistor iresistor icapacitor From home: iUSB power source idevice with Bluetooth technology Step 1 Peel the backing off the breadboard guide. Stick it to the breadboard. tab The holes should line up. Step 2a Find a transistor and gently spread the pins. Step 2b Push the pins into the breadboard. The transistor should match up with the symbol on the guide. rounded side faces the tab 20 Connect the lights and sound Meet the transistor The transition's junction is like an on/off switch. It's usually turned off, stopping electricity from passing through. But when an electrical signal (a.k.a. music!) comes through the middle pin, the switch turns on for a moment -- and a bit of electricity crosses the junction. junction electricity from the power source + music signals = new, stronger signals Step 3 Find the capacitor and hold it so the white stripe is on the right. Push the pins in by the capacitor symbol. white stripe Make sure the legs don't cross. Meet the capacitor The capacitor acts kind of like a sponge for electricity. Two coiled metal sheets "soak up" the incoming power. The power can only be released when certain kinds of signals come through the circuit. Until then, the capacitor holds on to the electricity. 2 coiled metal sheets Connect the lights and sound 21 Step 4 Find a resistor. Push the pins in over the resistor symbol. tip! You can connect it either way! Resistors work in both directions. Meet the resistor The resistor uses a long, thin spiral of electricity-resistant wire to slow down the electrical current. Electricity has to travel along the whole length of the wire, like it's going along a twisty, bumpy, muddy road. Step 5 Peel the backing off the breadboard. Stick it to the back of the driver on the left. 22 Connect the lights and sound Step 6 Push the loose yellow and blue wires on the left into the yellow and blue holes. Step 7 Push the black and red LED wires into the black and red holes. Connect the lights and sound 23 Stop & Test 1. Make sure your breadboard looks like this. transistor capacitor resistor 2. Plug the USB cable into a USB power source. The light bar should blink. 3. Pair the speaker with a device with Bluetooth technology (if it's not already connected). Bluetooth Bluetooth DW-CT14+ Connected 4. Play some music with a strong bass line. The light bar should flash white in time with the music! Your Playlist 24 Connect the lights and sound Stop! Before you keep building, unplug the USB cable from the power source. Breadboard A breadboard makes it super easy to build a circuit. Each column of holes has a metal rail under it. So if you plug wires into any two holes in a column, they'll be connected to each other! Did you know? The name breadboard comes from the early days of electronics, when people would build circuits by hammering nails into wooden boards (like the kind people slice bread on) and wrapping wires around the nails. Connect the lights and sound 25 Troubleshooting If the wireless board doesn't light up or pair, check the troubleshooting steps on Page 15. Your Playlist If the light bar doesn't flash white, try turning up the volume or picking a song with a stronger bass line. If the light bar still doesn't light up, make sure all the wires are plugged into the right spots on the breadboard. 26 Connect the lights and sound You connected the lights and sound! photo by Peter Gudella / shutterstock.com High five, engineer! You just wired up a low-pass filter, so named because only low notes can pass through it. If a signal plays a high note, it's (mostly) blocked by the filter. Signals for high notes go into the capacitor and then through the resistor -- which bogs the electric signals down so much there's not enough power to turn on the lights. If a signal plays a low note, it's allowed through the filter. The capacitor can't process the signals that play low notes. So instead, they go along the easiest path: toward the transistor (which boosts their power) and onward to the lights. Flash! Talk about an electrifying performance. Here's how it all connects with your right speaker drivers . . . This path is how the transistor gets extra power. To learn more, check out page 21. You'll add another set of speaker drivers later! signals for high notes signals for low notes Part E Add the small speaker drivers You'll need: ispeaker with breadboard (from Part D) iside panels ilong screws ismall speaker drivers Step 1 Grab a side panel. Stick sticky foam squares over all the T slots. igaskets ishort screws iwashers Make sure the foam doesn't hang over the edge. isquare nuts flip it isticky foam over squares iscrewdriver ifoam balls Step 2 From home: iUSB power source Press a square nut into each T slot. Step 3 Slide the side panel into the front panel. longer tab on top foam faces in Step 4 Twist a long screw into the front hole. Secure it with the screwdriver. Use this! Step 5 Repeat Steps 14 to add the other side panel. Tuck in the wires. 28 Add the small speaker drivers Add the small speaker drivers 29 Step 6 Grab the top panel. Line up a gasket with a set of holes. Then place a small speaker driver on top of the gasket. The drivers are delicate, so handle with care-and avoid touching the front! wires point away from the middle Step 7 Slide a washer onto a short screw. Then twist the screw into a corner of the speaker driver. Repeat to add screws and washers to the other 3 corners. Use this! Step 8 Repeat Steps 68 to add the other small speaker driver. Stop & Check Make sure all the short screws are flush with the front of the top panel. 30 Add the small speaker drivers short screw washer Step 9a Stick two sticky foam squares over the T slots. Step 9b Press a square nut into each slot. flip it over Step 10 Slide the top panel into the front panel. Twist a long screw into the front hole. Tuck the wires in. Add the small speaker drivers 31