See Chapter 4 for more information about choosing drill bit sizes for par-
ticular components and other advice about how to customize a box for
your projects. And guess what? We always advise that you use safety
glasses when drilling.
- Slip the threads of the phono jacks through the drilled holes and
secure with the nuts provided. - Slip the shaft of the on/off switch through the drilled hole and secure
with the nut provided. - Slip the shaft of the potentiometer through the drilled hole and secure
with the nut provided. - Slip the knob on the potentiometer shaft and secure with the set screw.
- Feed the top half of the LED socket through the drilled hole from out-
side the box and insert the LED into the top half of the socket from
inside the box. - Slip the bottom half of the socket over the leads and snap onto the top
half of the socket to secure the LED. - Solder the black wire from the battery pack to one lug of the on/off
switch and solder an 8" black wire to the remaining lug of the on/off
switch, as shown in Figure 12-11.
LED On/off switch
Screws and nuts securing the clamp Phono jacks Potentiometer
Figure 12-10:
Box with
on/off
switch,
phono jacks,
potentiome-
ter, and LED
in place.
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