Project Description

The hardware for this unit started life as a Panasonic portable CD player. I chose this player because it had a small remote, which I needed since I was planning to remove the main controls. The remote is resting on the base.

The rest of the unit is a decomissioned gooseneck desk lamp, minus the lamp. I built a plexiglas plate to hold the CD hardware to the lamp neck.
Output is from the headphone jack. It’s fun to watch play, as the CD seems to just spin in space. Because of the shock buffering, you can remove the CD while its playing, and the music will continue for about 40 seconds.

CD2

CD3