Portable Tripwire

by BADWOLF1 in Circuits > Sensors

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Portable Tripwire

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This Instructable is for you low tech people like me

Update: I recreated the pictures on google sketchup:)

Parts

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The Parts:
1 altoids tin
1 switch of some sort
1 "d" battery with holder (radioshack)
1 buzzer
half a popcicle stick
aluminum foil\
clear fish wire
match stick or any non metal thin stick

Cutting

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Cut a rectangle big enough for the D battery holder and two smaller one on the side for the buzzer and the switch.

Wireing

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Connect the buzzer to the switch and connect that to the battery holder Do not connect the wires from the buzzer to the battery holder

If your good with a solder then I recommend that

Add Together

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place the switch, the battery holder and the buzzerinto the altiods tin.

Have the two remaining wires stick out. see pic.

Buzzer Base

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tape one wire to the side of the altiods tin and tape the foil on top. see pic.

Tripwire Activator

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tape other wire to popcicle stick and tape the foil to it( the wire must touch the foil)

Tape All Together

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tape the popcicle stick to the tin till its hard to pull up
Or wrap a rubber band around the device and the popsicle stick

Your Done!!!!

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your finished with your E-Z tripwire, just tape a matchstick to sum fishing line and tape the other end to the wall. put som tacky on the bottum of your tripwire to have it stick to walls.

Can You See It?

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Can you see it???