Content tagged with circuit-bending

For the first workshop, we are going to look at the culture of circuit-bending, take apart a couple things, and try our hands at making them creatively short-circuit. Circuit-bending is a nice first step into the world of electronics because it doesn't require knowledge of Ohm's Law or how to read circuit diagrams -- it's just good for using your screwdriver and getting a feel for electronics from the inside.

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Some advice and instructions for getting started with circuit bending in general.

Online vendor with a few items aimed at people doing circuit bending. You can find most of this stuff elsewhere locally, like All Electronics, for better prices, but there are a couple of interesting items available. Also, because of its target audience, it gives a little more focus than a lot of other stores.

This is a multi-page guide to circuit-bending written by the granddaddy of circuit-bending, Reed Ghazala.

The chapters are:
[circuit bending]
[introduction]
[tools]
[parts]
[exploring the art]
[how it works]
[direct wiring]
[potentiometers]
[capacitors]
[photo resistors]
[solar cells]
[leds]
[humidity sensors]
[body-contacts]
[reset switch]
[line outputs]
[other techniques]
[cautions]
[closing words]

Article by Reed Ghazala explaining how to bend the Casio SK-1, which is probably one of the most common and interesting circuit-bending projects out there.

A lot of links related to lo-fi, circuit-bending, hacking electronics, and making noise. Includes forums, schematics, galleries, as well as stuff having to do with game mods, 8-bit inspired creations, etc.