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How to Make a shake microphone out of a flashlight

Watch as Kipkay from MAKE Magazine shows you how to make something really cool for a shake microphone, with parts from RadioShack. You'll be transforming a simple shake flashlight into a so-called shake microphone. The fun won't stop when you hear your shaky voice out loud.

Materials from RadioShack:

0.1uF Capacitor

10M ohm Resistor

10µF Capacitor

220µF Capacitor

8 ohm Speaker

8-pin Retention Contact

Cassette Recorder Microphone

LM386 Low Voltage Audio Power Amplifier

PC Board

Make a shake microphone out of a flashlight

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