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I've got a little project in mind and unfortunatley I have no skills in electronics.

Is there someone out there who'd like to lend a hand (very small work) and try to help me achieve my goal (which I'll tell you when you show some interest).

Will pay with beer and goodwill.

Drop me a pm or email me uq1 [at] hate-tank [dot] net

Jason.

ps, it involves, a car and a computer cd drive.

ok, well, its not for a car mp3 player, or anything to do with a computer at all, it just so happens it will be using the motor system from a cd rom.

it will involve some soldering, and a few other bits and pieces. its something that I've never seen done before, so I don't want to explain it publically. If anyone is interested, I'll take you out for a beer and explain it then.

please pm me or email me if interested.

uneek... i can try to help... just post up what you want, much easier than PMing individually.

As for car + pc + cd drive...

try the car + power fc + power fc cable + pc (well laptop without screen) + xbox + 12" screen + 5 channel sound decoder + subs + amps setup in mine once its done :P pc and xbox working alternatively, as they both draw too much power (300W... eek) to drive synchronously. ATM I'm making a DC-DC switching converter for the xbox and laptop so I can drive em without wasting any precious power.

siliconchip.com.au and jaycar electronics are your best friends.

Shan, thanks for the offer, but its something that really requires a hands on approach.

Once I've got a rough idea of the feasability, I'll post some more information about it.

my mate has an old corona or something which has a rubber fallace that flips out into a very compromising position if you open the glovebox... apparently its a real ladycharmer...

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