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AnyTone 578 Go Box DIY Kit Assembly Instructions Manual

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AnyTone 578 Go Box - DIY Kit
Thank you for purchasing a Go Box Radio.
The following parts will be needed to complete your AnyTone 578 Go
Box – DIY Kit:
Website:
www.goboxradio.com
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Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com

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  • Page 1 ______________________________________________________________________________ AnyTone 578 Go Box - DIY Kit Thank you for purchasing a Go Box Radio. The following parts will be needed to complete your AnyTone 578 Go Box – DIY Kit: Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 2 Required Parts: • Quantity 2 - 6ah LifePo4 batteries - Both the Feuruetc or Miady batteries work well. Order whichever is available and cheaper at the time. Feuruetc batteries: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BHMVL4N8 Miady batteries: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q7FY8CC • Battery capacity voltage monitor https://powerwerx.com/battery-capacity-meter-gauge-lithium • Blue Sea Systems water resistant black Contoura III switch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Y87W54?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ dp_8T7M5PG123FYNJG5MHTC •...
  • Page 3 75-ohm-bnc-female-bulkhead-mount-adapter-ip68-in-series- pead1266-p.aspx • Plastic 0.50 caliber ammo box https://www.harborfreight.com/050-caliber-ammo-box- 57766.html • Turn button fasteners https://www.ebay.com/itm/324731250698 • T-Type 2 pin power connector https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HYC49NS Required generic parts – The following parts are generic and you may already have some or all of them. The spade connectors listed below are specifically fully insulated, but not heat-shrink style.
  • Page 4 • Female spade connectors (you will need 7. 100 come in this pack) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XCWHY1B Assembly Step 1 – Prepare your wires and connectors. • Cut 6 12” lengths of black/red pair wire from your spool. • Separate one black/red pair into a single red wire and discard the black wire.
  • Page 5 • Crimp a spade connector onto the single red wire. You should now have: • 3 black/red wire pairs with spade connectors on one end. • 1 red wire with a spade connector on one end. • 2 black/red pairs that are stripped on one end Step 2 –...
  • Page 6 Step 3 – Prepare Battery Monitor Leads • Remove Powerwerx battery monitor from package and locate the wire leads. • Cut a 1.5” length of wire off your spool. • Separate the black/red pair into individual wires. • Strip one side of each wire. •...
  • Page 7 • Insert spade connectors into T-Type Connector Step 5 – Cut BNC Passthrough Hole in Ammo Can Your AnyTone 578 Go Box – DIY Kit comes with two sperate templates for locating the BNC passthrough hole. One is for use with a hole saw.
  • Page 8 passthrough will prevent the BNC passthrough from rotating. With that said, either method is acceptable. The BNC passthrough hole should be located at the top right of the ammo can. As you look at the radio, the lid should open to the left. The idea behind locating the passthrough here is that you can run the ammo can on its side, with the antenna or antenna cable attached, as pictured below.
  • Page 9 • Place upper HDPE inner frame on flat surface on the outside of the ammo can, as pictured below. o Tip: Try to center the upper HDPE inner frame to the ammo can as much as possible. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 10 • Mark the ammo can using a permanent marker. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
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  • Page 12 • Using either a hole saw or rotary tool, cut out BNC passthrough hole. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 13 Step 6 – Install BNC Passthrough • Install the BNC passthrough by removing the back panel mounting nut and inserting the BNC passthrough in the hole from the outside of the ammo can. • Thread the panel mounting nut onto the back of the BNC passthrough from inside the ammo can.
  • Page 14 Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 15 Step 7 – Install the HDPE Inner Frame • Insert the upper HDPE inner frame. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 16 • Insert the lower HDPE inner frame. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 17 • Insert the left and right HDPE inner frame pieces by inserting them into the upper and lower inner frame slots. o Tip: Ensure that the left and right inner frames are flush with the top of the upper and lower inner frame pieces. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
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  • Page 20 Step 8 – Mount Turn Button Fasteners When completed, your radio will be held in place with a friction fit. In order to mount the turn button fasteners correctly, you MUST have your radio installed during this process, as the side frame pieces flex slightly. If you do not have your radio installed during this step, your turn button fasteners will not be properly aligned.
  • Page 21 Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 22 • Place the turn button fastener drilling template in on top of the HDPE frame, as pictured below. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 23 • With a 3/32” drill, drill the 8 turn button fastener mounting holes to roughly 1”, as pictured below. o Tip: Try to drill as vertically as possible. Using a piece of masking tape on your drill bit, can function as an indicator that you’ve drilled to your desired depth.
  • Page 24 • Remove drilling template. • Place the turn button fasteners in their mounting positions. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 25 • Place the screw template on top of the HDPE frame. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 26 • Place screws in their drilled holes and tighten, as pictured below. o Tip: Ensure not to overtighten. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 27 • Remove template. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 28 • Remove radio from frame. Step 9 – Populate Faceplate • Insert the Anderson Powerpole panel pount into the faceplate and tighten the back nut, as pictured. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
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  • Page 30 • Insert the Female SMA Bulkhead Mount into the faceplate and tighten nut on front, as pictured. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
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  • Page 32 • Insert the Battery Monitor into the faceplate by pushing firmly on the outside edges of the front of the battery monitor. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 33 • Insert the power switch into the faceplate by pushing on the switch firmly, until it is fully seated. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
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  • Page 36 Step 10 – Installing Wiring When completed, the wiring should look like the image below. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 37 Strip each wire approximately 1/3” and populate the terminal connectors as indicated below. 6 Terminal Connector (all black wires) • 1 black wire from battery one • 2 black wire from battery two • 3 black wire from Anderson Powerpole •...
  • Page 38 • 2 red wire from battery two • 3 red wire from Anderson Powerpole • 4 red wire from switch (switch middle spade connector) 4 terminal connector 2 (all red wires) • 1 red wire from radio power plug • 2 red wire from switch (switch bottom spade connector) •...
  • Page 39 o 2 black/red wire pairs with spade connectors. o 1 single red wire with spade connector. • Route the following wires to the right compartment. o 1 black/red wire pair with spade connectors. • Route the following wires to the center compartment. o Route SMA wire from right compartment to the center compartment o Route the PL259 pigtail from the right compartment to the...
  • Page 40 • Connect one of the black/red wire pairs with spade connectors in the left compartment to the power switch. The black wire connects to the top connector (LED Ground). The red wire connects to the middle connector (Power). • Connect the single red wire with the spade connector to the bottom connector (Load).
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  • Page 43 • Connect the remain black/red wire pair with spade connectors to the corresponding terminals on the left battery. • Insert the left battery into the left compartment. Orient the battery so that the battery terminals are facing forward. o Tip: The battery is held in place with a friction fit. Push the battery all the way down to the bottom of the ammo can.
  • Page 44 • Connect the right battery by connecting the black/red wire pair with spade connectors in the right compartment to the right battery’s corresponding terminals. Do not reverse the terminals. Red to red. Black to black. • Before inserting the right battery in the right compartment, ensure that the BNC PL259 pigtail is routed from the center compartment to the right compartment via the cable passthrough, with the BNC connector in the right compartment.
  • Page 45 • Insert the right battery into the right compartment. o Tip: The batteries are held in place with a friction fit. If the batteries need to be removed for any reason, the best way to do it is to slide one of the side frame pieces out slightly. This will allow the battery to be removed freely.
  • Page 46 • Connect the PL259 to BNC pigtail to the BNC passthrough. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 47 • Connect Battery Monitor connector to the back of the battery monitor. o Tip: Be careful with these wires. They are very small and potentially fragile. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 48 Step 12 – Configure Battery Monitor • Hold down the lower button on the back of the battery monitor while turning on the power switch. • Use the two buttons to adjust the battery chemistry and cell count setting to 4F. •...
  • Page 49 • With the power switch already in the on position, push the lower button on the back of the battery monitor. • Select your desired function settings, from the options listed in the picture below. o Tip: If you don’t know which mode you want, select F0. In this mode, the battery monitor will be on whenever your go box’s power switch is in the on position.
  • Page 50 Step 13 – Install Your Radio While the radio can be installed and removed with the faceplate in place, tucking the wiring into the space below the radio with the faceplate installed is VERY difficult. So, these instructions include removing the faceplate. •...
  • Page 51 • Connect all connections to the radio, ensuring that right angle connectors are directed towards the bottom side of the radio, as pictured. Website: www.goboxradio.com Contact: goboxradio@gmail.com...
  • Page 52 • Using the turn button fasteners, remove the faceplate from the frame and tilt it downwards, as pictured below. o Tip: While most of the wiring is very robust, the battery monitor wires and connector are potentially delicate. Take care not to stress those wires and connector.
  • Page 53 • Tuck all the wiring below the radio, ensuring that none of the wiring is between the back of the radio and the bottom of the ammo can. • Slide the radio into the radio mounting slots and push it all the way down to the bottom of the ammo can.
  • Page 54 Congratulations! Your AnyTone 578 Go Box - DIY Kit is now complete! Turn on the power switch. If your radio is set to turn on with power, it will automatically power up. If not, you’ll need to power your radio on manually.