Mousebot Revisited

Step 1 Gather Materials and Tools

MATERIALS
1 Ball Mouse
2 Small DC Motors
1 Toggle Switch
1 DPDT 5v Relay (Aromat DS2YE-S-DC5V works)
1 LM386 op-amp
1 2N3904 or PN2222 NPN Transistor
1 LED (any color)
1 1K Resistor
1 10K Resistor
1 100uF Electrolytic Capacitor
1 Audio Cassette Tape (you know, from the 80s...)
1 CD-ROM or Floppy Disk (for the bumper)
1 9V Battery Snap
1 9V Battery
2 or 3 Wide Rubber Bands
22 or 24 Gauge Wire (some stranded and some solid core)

TOOLS
Multimeter
Phillips screwdriver
Dremel
Small pliers
Wire cutter/stripper
Razor knife
Soldering iron
Desoldering tool of choice
Superglue or epoxy
Hot glue gun and glue
Hacksaw

Comments

[cartilige]

I'm busy making a different project, but it requires a lot of similar components. I am looking for a LM386 op-amp but I'm finding it very hard to get, any ideas where I could get one. DO NOT SAY RADIO SHACK. I live in the UK and can't travel very far from Newcastle so where could I get one, if it is used in any household products I have aces to a whole range of them which I can strip down. Thanks

[jwoo2023]

maybe a amplifier? strip it down and try to find one!

[avishadur]

some stores (I don't know what equivalent of jaycar is in england, maybe they have one) will mail your components out to you so it can be just a matter of searching electronics hobby stores in the UK and checking if they mail out to you.

[coleyy]

http://www.radioshack.com

[thestyrofoampeanut]

 you are retarted

[magiccowy]

jesus read what he wrote before you comment he said HE DOESNT LIVE NEAR ONE

[milsorgen]

whoosh

[MelonSponge]

maplin

[robomaniac]

go at radio shack man!

[mmattson]

soundcard, modem, most devices that have an audio compononent. LM-386 is an audio amplifier.

[coleyy]

ask the guys @ radio shack

[milsorgen]

 when has that ever worked?

[thestyrofoampeanut]

 lol so true

[D5quar3]

 I asked if they had a 555 timer and they asked me what that is

[MediocreNinja]

I asked them for a headphone jack to solder, and they pointed me in the alarm clock section XD

[D5quar3]

lol

[FraKtuL]

I bet they know your phone # though! LOL

[D5quar3]

 lol

[mattstertx]

anyone now were i can get 2 Small DC Motors 1 Toggle Switch 1 DPDT 5v Relay (Aromat DS2YE-S-DC5V works) 1 LM386 op-amp 1 2N3904 or PN2222 NPN Transistor 1 LED (any color) 1 1K Resistor 1 10K Resistor 1 100uF Electrolytic Capacitor 1 Audio Cassette Tape (you know, from the 80s...) 1 CD-ROM or Floppy Disk (for the bumper) 1 9V Battery Snap 1 9V Battery 22 or 24 Gauge Wire (some stranded and some solid core)

[Namlem]

This site is ridiculous: http://www.elexp.com/index.htm

[oweng4000]

here you go for the relay. http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G15227

[jwoo2023]

dicksmith or jaycar

[avishadur]

jaycar is probably the best thing for this so ill agree with this guy


jaycar rules lol

[Colonel88]

radio shack. or scavenge.

[coleyy]

GOTORADIOSHACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[D5quar3]

 ADDSOMESPACES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[REA]

radio shack.

[kill1234]

here in Canada radio shack doesn't exist anymore

[REA]

how is Canada still alive then!!!!!! D=

[MediocreNinja]

We still have it, it just got bought out by circuit city, so now its called "The Source - By Circuit City" - But its essentially the same exact thing

[thestyrofoampeanut]

radioshack doesnt carry 5v relays

[mattstertx]

can someone tell me what a dremel looks like

[Iridium7]

After being on this site how can you not know what one looks like?

[REA]

heres a picture of one with the different tips.<br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.corel-srl.it/images/dremel_foto.jpg">http://www.corel-srl.it/images/dremel_foto.jpg</a><br/>

[mattstertx]

and Dremel Multimeter Desoldering tool of choice Soldering iron

[Colonel88]

a dremel will set you back about $60 if you buy it in Home depot. That's where i bought mine. Mine is series 300 41 accesories.

[Chowmix12]

www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_842953_-1 would this relay work?: 

[domenicdom]

where can you get Aromat DS2YE-S-DC5V? Radio shack does not have it!

[thestyrofoampeanut]

 so true
whatever happened to radioshack?

[oweng4000]

here you go, http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G15227