Hello again,
After two years I bet you all thought this thread was dead! Halloween is almost here and the organ zombie thread lives. This project sat on the shelf for over a year. I spent the time collecting little bits and parts for the final version such as a good stereo, a set of good speakers, some old organ pipes, and switches from an old organ. This weekend I have accomplished a lot. I got the all of the parts of the organ wired together just as they would go into the finished organ cabinet. All of the wires are even measured out to the right length and allow the relays and resistors are mounted nicely in a cigar box.
Well, I cranked up the organ and everything worked. If I turned on the main power and started to turn the crank the CD began to play and when I stopped the CD would stop playing as long as I did not stop the handle in a spot where the switch would stay closed. If I turned on the main switch and then the run switch the CD would play without me having to turn the crank.
The bad is the 60 dollar stereo I bought goes through the process of re-reading the CD every time I begin to crank which increases the time it takes for the song to begin again. Now that I am typing I think I have a fix. I have the constant power (yellow) wire hooked up the the main power switch. If I connect it right to the battery It should not have to re-read the CD!
If that does not work. The other method, which I think would be slicker is to purchase another stereo for a car with steering wheel controls. If I use an always closed relay and pass a ground to the mute wire the CD will mute instead of turning off the whole radio. I have the relay, but do not have stereo with a mute wire. It looks like I may be hitting the pawn shop tomorrow! I do not want to spend another $50 bucks on another stereo, but it will bother me to no end once it is all done and I did not try to mute the stereo instead of turning it off.
I will post the wiring layout and a video of it running when the final layout is all figured out. Thanks again for this site. Without it and the help people have given I would be $300 richer today.
Sincerely,
Brian