Things You'll Need:
- Electronic toy
- Heat-resistant surface
- Jewelers screwdrivers
- Batteries
- Alligator clips
- Wire
- Wire cutters/strippers
- Soldering iron
- Solder
- Switches
- Tape
- Permanent marker
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Step 1
Decide on the electronic toy you are going to bend and set up your work station. This should include a heat-resistant surface. If you do not have a heat-resistant surface, purchase a heat-resistant mat from a hardware, home improvement or craft store.
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Step 2
Gather the other tools you will need. You may find along the way you need to add tools to your circuit bending kit, such as needle-nose pliers or other handy items.
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Step 3
Explore the circuit board with the alligator clips to find different bends you can create and attach to installed switches, buttons and body contacts. Once you have found a bend to use, install the switch following the instructions in eHow article, "Insert the Switch for Circuit Bending," then decide how the wire is going to connect the two.
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Step 4
Test the bend you found, by touching the open end of an alligator clip to it while the toy is on and you are depressing a button. Once you find a bend you like and want to remember, mark it with a permanent marker or mark it on a drawing of the circuit board.
