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Anelectronicstethoscopeisaneasyandfunlisteningdevicetomake.Itonly requiressomebasicknowledgeofelectronics,andcanbebuiltwithsomebasic

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easytofindparts.Ihavebeenhavingagreattimeusingittocracksaf...Imean listentomyheartbeat.Yes!Ihavebeenhavingagreattimelisteningtomyinner workings.

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Step2:Cut

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Usingasharppairofscissors,trimyourcircuitboardlengthwisesothatonlythe centerpadsareleft.

Note:Youmaywanttouseadustmaskwhiledoingthis,ascircuitboarddustis badforyouwheninhaled.Cuttingtheboardwithscissors,greatlyreduces,but doeseliminatedust.

Step3:Build

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Buildthecircuittightlyandasclosetoonesideoftheboardaspossible. Fornow,don'tworryaboutincludingthepowerswitch,audiojack,potentiometer orpiezo.Thesewillbehandledlater.

Step4:Trim

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Oncethebulkofyourcircuithasbeenbuilt.Trimtheboardassmallaspossible insuchawaythatitwon'tinterferewiththecircuititself,andremembertoleave afewsolderpadsforthepartsthatyoustillneedtoconnect.

Step5:Markanddrill

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Flipyourcaseonitsside.Maketwo___marks___ Drillthesemarksusinga1/4"drillbit.

Step6:Markanddrillagain
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Onthetwosmallestsidesofthecasemakecenteredmarks. Drillan3/16"holeonthesideclosesttotheotherholesthatyouhavejustmade. Drilla1/4"holewherethemarkisontheoppositesideofthecase.

Step7:Wires

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Withthepotentiometerknobfacingtowardsyou,solderablackwiretotheleft potentiometerpin. Solderredwiretotheothertwopins.

Step8:Morewires

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Solderaredwiretothecentertoggleswitchpin. Soldertheredwirefromthe9Vbatterycliptoeitheroftheotherpins.

Step9:Somemorewires

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Attachasingleredwiretothetwopinsonthebottomoftheaudiojack. Attachablackwiretothegroundpinontheside.

Step10:Install

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Installthepotentiometerandtoggleswitchrightnexttoeachotherinsidethe case. Installtheaudiojackintothe1/4"holeontheoppositeendofthecase.

Step11:Drill

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Drilland1/8"holeneartheedgeofthecabinethandle.

Step12:Mount

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Forourpurposes,theflatsideofthecabinethandlewillbeconsideredthefront. Passtheredandblackwiresofthepiezothroughtheholeyoujustdrilledfrom fronttoback. Epoxythepiezotothecabinethandlesuchthattheflatsideofthepiezoisfacing out.

(http://cdn.instructables.com/F7E/Q3DW/GOSDJJ6I/F7EQ3DWGOSDJJ6I.LARGE.jpg) Becarefultoleaveatinybitofspacebetweenthecabinethandleandthesolder pointsonthepiezo(justincasethehandleisconductive).

Step13:Trim

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Takeyouraudiocableandcuta3footsectionofcableoutofit. Don'tworryaboutpreservingtheends.Wejustneedtheshieldedcable.

Step14:Expose
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Peelbackthecableandtwisttogethertheshieldingtoformonesinglewireand exposethesignalwiretoformanother.

Step15:Attach

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Soldertheredwirefromthepiezotothesignalwireofthecable.
(http://cdn.instructables.com/FPU/PVKY/GOSDJJ8Y/FPUPVKYGOSDJJ8Y.LARGE.jpg) Soldertheblackwiretothecable'sshielding.

Epoxyitalltothebackofthecabinethandleinsuchawaythatthesolderjoints won'tmakecontactwitheithereachotherorthehandleitself.

Step16:Passingthrough

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Passtheotherendoftheaudiocablethroughtheremainingholeinthecase. Tieasingleknottopreventitfrompassingbackthrough. StripbackthecableandseparatethewiresasyoudidinStep14.

Step17:Solderitallup

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Completethecircuitasspecifiedintheschematic. Notethattheaudiocable'sshieldinggoestogroundandthatthecenterpinfrom thetoggleswitchgoesto+9V. Thepowerswitchgoesbetweentheredwireonthebatteryconnectorandthe +9Vinconnectiononthecircuitboard.

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Pluginyour9Vbatteryandinstallitinsidethecase. Ifallhasbeendoneright,itshouldfitsnugly.

Step19:Caseclosed

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Step20:Knob

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