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Place the Raspberry Pi upon the BeoCreate 

4-Channel Amplifier. The supplied spacers 

will not fix the Pi to the board, but just pre- 

vent it from flexing and touching any com- 

ponents on it.

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Summary of Contents for Beovox S35

Page 1: ...A WRITTEN GUIDE TO UPCYCLING A Beovox S35 ...

Page 2: ...s and we advise you to prepare for the project by having all the required items at hand PARTS Beovox S35 BeoCreate 4 Channel Amplifier Raspberry Pi 3 MicroSD card at least 4GB Power plug supply page 3 3D printed parts page 3 Hot glue or epoxy glue Two insulated wires for the power connector 10cm TOOLS Soldering iron Screwdrivers Glue gun Wirecutters Wirestripper Dremel tool 2 ...

Page 3: ...mmended power supply 18 24V about 90W https www hifiberry com shop accessories mean well gs60a18 p1j Recommended power plug mouting hole diameter Ø8mm https www hifiberry com shop accessories coaxi al power connector 5 5x2 1mm Files for 3D printing https www hifiberry com beocreate beocre ate doc ...

Page 4: ...TAKING APART THE S35 STEP ONE 4 ...

Page 5: ...From the front of the speaker remove the fabric covers Unscrew the brackets holding the woofer 5 ...

Page 6: ...Remove the dampening material Cut all the wires connected to the cross over 6 ...

Page 7: ...Unscrew the old crossover and remove it Save the screws for the step three 7 ...

Page 8: ...CREATING A NEW POWER CONNE CT ION STEP TWO 8 ...

Page 9: ...Remove the original plastic speaker connector using a dremel tool Make sure to leave enough space to press fit the 3D printed holder Screw the power plug into the 3D printed holder 9 ...

Page 10: ...Strip the insulated wires you reserved for the power connector so that approximately 1cm of wire is exposed 10 Solder wires to each positive and negative terminal ...

Page 11: ...Apply glue to the 3D printed holder Make sure to cover all the inner walls with a sufficient amount of glue Attach it to the hole on the back plate 11 ...

Page 12: ...ASSEMBLE THE PARTS STEP THREE 12 ...

Page 13: ...12 Place the Raspberry Pi upon the BeoCreate 4 Channel Amplifier The supplied spacers will not fix the Pi to the board but just pre vent it from flexing and touching any com ponents on it 13 ...

Page 14: ...12 Strip the wires coming from the drivers so that again approximately 1 cm of wire is exposed Connect the power and drivers to the Am plifier A detailed diagram is shown on the next page 14 ...

Page 15: ...Using the existing mounting posts and screws attach the 3D printed frame to the inside of the speaker 15 ...

Page 16: ...16 AMPLIFIER OUTPUTS WIRES FROM POWER CONNECTOR WOOFER TWEETER ...

Page 17: ...CLOSING UP STEP FOUR 17 ...

Page 18: ...Connect the power supply Plug the power supply into a wall socket 18 ...

Page 19: ...sure a red light turns on on the Rasp berry Pi If it does not turn on you have switched the polarety of the power supply Unplug the power supply from the wall socket to further proceed with the up cycling 19 ...

Page 20: ...Insert the SD card with the BeoCreate soft ware installed on it and proceed to set up the amplifier https www hifiberry com beocreate beo create doc beocreate first steps 20 ...

Page 21: ...Press fit the amplifier into the 3D printed frame previously attached to the speaker Place the dampening material inside the speaker 21 ...

Page 22: ...Re mount the woofer with the respective brackets Attach the the fabric cover again 22 ...

Page 23: ...ENJOY Your speaker is now physically upcycled You can find the further software feachers here https www hifiberry com beocreate beocre ate doc beocreate software documentation 23 ...

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