Things You'll Need:
- Electronic toy
- Heat-resistant surface
- Jewelers screwdrivers
- Batteries
- Metal tacks
- Drill
- Drill bits
- Tape
- Wire
- Wire cutters/strippers
- Soldering iron
- Solder
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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, then decide how the wire is going to connect the two.
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Step 4
Install a body contact by drilling a pilot hole and soldering a small metal tack in that place. Connect the back of the tack to the place on the board that will become common ground, then install another body contact to a bend you like.
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Step 5
Test the body contact by turning the toy on and moistening your fingers and touching both of the body contacts at the same time.
