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13. Use your multimeter to find two contact pins on the tactile switches
    that are normally open(infinite resistance between the contact pins)
    and closed(nearly zero resistance between the two pins) when the
    switch is pressed.


14. Solder a 12" wire to each of the two pins on each tactile switch, as
    shown in Figure 7-16.


15. Cut the wires from the tactile switches to the length you need to reach
    the jacks on the electronics enclosure after both the switches and the
    box are in place.
    Leave about three extra inches of length to allow for some shifting as
    you stuff the box in the puppet.


16. Unscrew the top from each phono plug, slip the top over the wire, and
    solder each wire from the tactile switches to the center lug of a plug,
    as shown in Figure 7-17.

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Figure 7-15:
Insert wires
into terminal
blocks.

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