Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Axe Bend

Two toy Viking axes, each bent with a 1M pot and a 1M resistor, recased in a cigar box with left & right outputs. I wired both through one speaker on/off switch, which introduced some interference between the two circuits. You can hear a sample here.

Camembert Bend

A toy mirror that makes a cascading tone sound, bent with a 2M pot and a 1M resistor. I added body contacts as well, and recased it in an old camembert container. You can hear a sample here.

Talk & Learn Numbers Bend

A Scientific Toys Talk & Learn Numbers bent with a 1M pot, body contacts, and a wacky switch that sets it haywire. One of my more successful, to date. Carrie likes this one especially. Listen to a sample here.

Relax Bend

Here's another version of the toy cellphone bend a couple posts back. The only technical difference is that I bypassed the resistor entirely. I think it's an improvement, because it increases the range. I think substituting brass acorn nuts for chrome changed the responsiveness. This one really likes you to lick your fingers. I also put in an led snipped from a toy I busted trying to bend it. I note that it flashes a lot brighter when the speaker is off. You can hear a sample here.