Personal Alarm in a Tin

by NeroliKo in Circuits > Gadgets

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Personal Alarm in a Tin

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My main concern when making this alarm is its ability to disguise as day-to-day products, but not its loudness. Therefore, it will not be suitable for every emergency situations that you might encounter.


The video is unedited. You can't really hear the sound properly because I don't have any pro equipment - only an iPhone. But, with human ears, you can actually hear from thaaaaaaaat far away

Gather the Materials

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Things you'll need

  • 3V buzzer
  • 3V button battery
  • Button battery holder
  • Switch
  • Eclipse mint tin
  • Drill
  • Solder
  • Soldering iron
  • Scissors
  • Clipper
  • Plier
  • Glue
  • Marker
  • Electrical tape

Mark and Drill

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Use a marker to mark the holes for the speaker and an opening for the switch. Then use a drill to drill the holes (obviously).

Cut and Solder

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Half the positive (red) wire attached to the 3v buzzer and solder one of them to the middle leg of the 3-legged switch.

Cut and Glue

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Since my buzzer has these ears thing and they prevent it from sticking properly, I used a clipper to remove them. Glue the buzzer to the inside of the mint tin and use a plier to pull the red wire through the opening.

Solder

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Solder the red wire to the side leg of the switch. Then push the switch in place.

More Soldering

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Solder the battery holder to the wires.

Insulate

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Insulate the tin with some electrical tape

Done!

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