How to Make a Cheap Switch for Adapted Toys
Channel: Michael Black
Date: 2023-03-28

Use a cheap button to make an accessible switch for adapted toys.

This project adds a plug to a toy buzzer, turning it into an input for toys which have been adapted to be triggered through a jack.  Modified toys can be requested through programs like HuskyADAPT (https://depts.washington.edu/adaptuw/toy-adaptation/request-adapted-toys/), but the buttons to control them are shockingly expensive.  The parts for this solution cost less than 10% the price of similar buttons available for sale.

0:00 Intro
0:22 Parts and tools
1:30 Disassemble buzzer
4:04 Remove unneeded parts
5:10 Find solder points
6:05 Solder wire to buzzer
10:11 Strain relief
12:30 Drill hole for wire
13:49 Reassemble buzzer
15:33 Plug assembly overview
16:12 Prep plug
17:30 Strip wire for plug
18:50 Attach wire to plug
21:24 Solder plug
23:09 Heat shrink
23:58 Assemble plug
24:23 Outro

Parts:
- Learning Resources Answer Buzzers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DJ51HQ
- 24 Gauge 2 Conductor Wire: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNBST8X6
- 1/8" Male Plug: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077XNTSF9
Note: Although I use a stereo plug in this video, I highly recommend
you instead use a mono plug to save yourself some headache:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077XSZ5BK

Tools:
- Spudger: https://www.ifixit.com/products/jimmy
- Phillips screw driver
- Flush Cutter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V274SV4
- Continuity tester (optional)
- Wire stripper
- Soldering iron
- Drill, with a bit the same diameter as your wire (probably 1/8")
- Short-Nose Pliers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FZPJW54