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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 05
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 05

by Mark Frauenfelder
February 2006
Beginner content levelBeginner
224 pages
7h 28m
English
Make: Community
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Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things

By Cy Tymony

Wireless remote alarm sensor: Make different types of alarms and sensors with a cheap remote control car.

You will need: RC car, watch batteries, buzzer, wire, LEDs, seltzer tablet, universal AC adapter.

Inexpensive radio-controlled cars have many sneaky adaptation possibilities. We’ll use the cheap single-function type of radio-controlled toy car — the type that continuously travels forward once it’s turned on until you actuate its remote control, causing it to back up and turn. You can modify the transmitter to a more compact size, and for use as an alarm trigger. You’ll also modify the receiver to activate other devices, such as lights and buzzers.

1. The transmitter is always in the Off ...

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