Beeping Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder

Step 6 Putting together the circuit

If you aren't doing the electronics you can skip this step.

First, you need to attach the black wire from the battery clip and the black wire from the beeper to the metal rods coming out of the switch. To do this you can either soldier them on or just twist then on by threading the stripped part through the hole and twisting it in one direction. Whichever way you do it, put one on one rod and one on the other. If you're using the optional 2 liter bottle bottom, turn it upside down and drill a hole on the top (actually the bottom) for the switch to go through. Drill another hole on the side. Then, measure the distance between the place the beeper is going to be and the spot of the bird feeder. Cut two wires that each equal that length and strip the ends. Connect one wire to the red wire from the beeper and one to the red wire from the battery clip by either twisting them together or soldiering them. String the other ends of those wires through the hole in the bottle so the battery clip, beeper, and switch are inside the bottle and the long wires are outside. Then, fasten the switch to the other hole with either glue or you can screw it in place if your switch comes with that feature. Put the battery on the battery clip and put everything in the bottle bottom. Turn it upside down and you have a control center.