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Your biggest shopping decision for this project is what to place the project in.

The hand puppet idea is nice because it’s hollow and has a personality, as

opposed to using just a plain wooden box. However, you could technically

put the insides of the project into anything. For example, you could cut open

a stuffed toy, take out the stuffing, and put the project inside.

Assuming you take our route and go with a hand puppet, though, pick out

one that you like with enough room to fit the electronics enclosure and with

openings that allow you to place switches in the hands, face, or other areas.

We found one at a local toy store made by Sunny and Co. Toys, Inc., their

item #GL1902.

After you choose your housing unit, shop for the parts for the project itself,

several of which are shown in the upcoming Figures 7-3 and 7-4:

Electrolytic capacitor

Ceramic capacitor

Tantalum capacitor Resistor

LM386 ICSpeakJet IC MAX232 IC

Figure 7-3:

Many of the

key

components

for the

project.

144 Part II: Sounding Off!