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SPST toggle switch, also referred to as on/off switch(S2)

Four AA battery pack with snap connector

Six 2-pin terminal blocks

An assortment of different lengths of prestripped short 22 AWG wire

Taking Things Step by Step.........................................................................

Scary things don’t just happen by themselves (things that go bump in the

night notwithstanding). Building a scary pumpkin project requires that you

do two things:

1. Create the silent pumpkin.


2. Create the talking pumpkin.

Making a silent pumpkin ...................................................................

Tackle the silent partner of this pumpkin duo first. Here are the steps

involved:

1. Place the LM555 IC and three terminal blocks on a breadboard, as
   shown in Figure 9-7.

Figure 9-7:

Place the

LM555 IC

and terminal

blocks on

the

breadboard.

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