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note

Put  the  NE556N  IC  in  the  socket  soldered at 
location  IC1.  Make sure that the 

small gap of the 

NE556N IC is on the left side 

and matches the gap of 

the drawing on the PCB. 

Tip: if the legs are too wide, gently bend them 
inwards  before pushing it in its socket.

ne556

amount: 1
location: IC1

Summary of Contents for THE LUNCHBOX

Page 1: ...READ this manual Read it carefully Questions E mail info unitunlikely com 1...

Page 2: ...arts as pictured below If not Contact us at info unitunlikely com in case your printed circuit board is not white you might have a different version of the lunchbox This manual can be found at www uni...

Page 3: ...called a printed circuit board PCB for short Thesidepicturedbelowwillbereferedtoasthetop side The legs of the components will be sticking out from the down side the pcb amount 1 North side south side...

Page 4: ...ts that have this feature are called non polarized The resistors have color codes to indicate their resistance Super convenient Find the 5 resistors with the color code Brown Black Red Gold and solder...

Page 5: ...note 5 These resistors are color coded with Brown Black Orange Gold stripes s Resistor 10K amount 2 location r6 r7...

Page 6: ...mponents of the Lunchbox if you connect the battery on the wrong way Thediodeisapolarizedcomponent Thismeansthat the direction it is soldered matters Make sure to check you solder it as indicated on t...

Page 7: ...the PCB and try to match it with the sockets Incaseyoudidn t don tworryitismoreaconvention inelectronicsthanacrucialthingtosafegaurdthe Lunchbox from working Furthermore make sure that each leg is pr...

Page 8: ...looking capacitor but only one has the digits 103 printed onto it and it should be slightly smaller than the other two This is the capacitor you need to solder The component is non polarized capacitor...

Page 9: ...note 9 these capacitors are slightly bigger than the previous one The digit 104 is printed onto them capacitor 100nf amount 2 location c2 c3 104...

Page 10: ...s the negative side Match the flat side of the LED to the flat side of the print on the PCB Another tip The long leg within electronics often indicates the positive side Make sure that the flat side w...

Page 11: ...s light The LDR is non polarized so it can be soldered in either direction PleasemakesurethatyoudonotsoldertheLDRto tightonthePCBbutmakesurethatasmallpartof its legs still stick out so that you can ev...

Page 12: ...have four similar looking components howeveronly3are1M theotherone is 100K The values are recognizable by the white print on the top Thetextontopofthiscompenentshouldstartwith 1m potmeter1m amount 3 l...

Page 13: ...note 13 This is the other potmeter its text on top should start with 100k potmeter100k amount 1 location pot4...

Page 14: ...note 14 Solder the Battery Clip s red wire to the VCC and the black wire to the GND The battery that matches this connection is a 9V batteryclip amount 1 location vcc GND...

Page 15: ...he PCB some time to cool down The following components are sensetive to heat A PCB stays hot a short while after you soldered a component This excesive heat can damage the components in the next steps...

Page 16: ...ole marked with a plus Note that you have two similar looking capacitors look on the writings on the side for the right one It is crucial that you solder this components on correctly in order for the...

Page 17: ...work Give the component time to cool down before progressing to the next step This component should be dark blue purple with a light blue stripe on its negative side like the elco from step 16 Solder...

Page 18: ...soldered at location IC1 Make sure that the small gap of the NE556NICisontheleftsideandmatchesthegapof the drawing on the PCB Tip if the legs are too wide gently bend them inwards before pushing it in...

Page 19: ...19 note Put the NE555N IC in the socket soldered on location IC2 Make sure that the small gap of the NE555N IC is on the left side and matches the drawing on the PCB ne555n amount 1 location ic2...

Page 20: ...20 note Click the knobs into the potentiometer Push till they make a clicking sound and they are nice and secure knobs amount 4 location pot1 pot2 pot3 pot4...

Page 21: ...asing To transform this cardboard box in the most awesome casing simply punch out the circles They are partly pre cut so a simple push of a pencil should suffice Once you punched out all the holes sli...

Page 22: ...note Optional but deserved Wow look at that awesome musical instrument you just soldered Simply plug in a 9v battery and you are good to go admire length 20 seconds 22...

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