Hack the Clock

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air mike
amplify your toy
box your toy
circuit sniffing
clock tickling
contact mike
electret mike
hack the clock
laying and hacking
laying of hands
light theremin
make a cable
pickup
piezo driver
resistors
soldering
sudomini
synthesis
tape head

Manipulate your toy/device's clock chip.

Accessing the timer circuits on the chip of your toy.

You will need:

• The electronic toy from Clock Tickling;
• Some hook-up wire;
• Test leads with alligator clips;
• A few resistors of different values;
• A potentiometer, 1megOhm or greater in value;
• Soldering iron, solder and hand tools.

• Slow the clock down;
• Raising the resistance;
• Remove the clock resistor;
• Replace it with a more resistant one;
• Locate the clock resistor
• Wedge a small flat-bladed screwdriver under it;
• Melt the solder on the solder-side of the CB at one end;
• Lever the screwdriver to lift that end free;
• Grip resistor with pliers and pull free of CB;
• Keep it safe...