Cracker Box Amp
WHAT WILL YOU MAKE?
An amplifier for your musical instruments (like an electric Canjo!). This is a more difficult project for the more experienced makers in your Camp.
Materials:
- 1 capacitor 0.047µF
- 1 capacitor 0.01µf
- 1 capacitor 100µf
- 1 capacitor 220µF
- 1 resistor 10Ω
- 1 battery connector
- 1 toggle switch SPST
- Cracker box, or similar
- Battery 9V
- Hook-up wire 20- or 22-gauge solid core
- 1 prototyping PC board
- Speaker 8Ω impedance
- 1 mono phone jack 1/4'
- 1 IC socket 8-pin DIP
- 1 potentiometer 5KW audio or log taper
- Rheostat 25-ohm 25W
- Audio amplifier chip LM386N
- Soldering iron
- Solder
- Wire cutters
