benders

[3za]

hi guys,
i was just wondering if we got any circuit benders on here. i want to circuit bend my vl-tone but i dont no were to start should i just rip it apart and start moving wires and adding swicths and see what happens, or should i be planning what im going to do, i dont want to kill my little keyboard. any advice i can get would be apreciated and i would or so like to hear and see some of your own projects to.
3za.

[deadly_habit]

yes, the circuit bending books from amazon and such are are good quick reference otherwise have a steady hand, soldering skills, and electronics knowledge and books. nothing is more rewarding than building or bending your own gear

[Dimension]

For a moment there, the title of the thread had me very worried.

[deadly_habit]

[3za]

i did electronics at school so i got some basic electronics knowledge. i just need to know where to start with this bending, i think im going to get a soldering iron and get my hands stuck in to my vl-tone, hopefully i dont just end up killing or my keyboards.

For a moment there, the title of the thread had me very worried.

[deadly_habit]

look for the adjustable components on the board and start there, anything that might result in weird effects with voltage changes etc

[3za]

thanks for the advice. my plan is to just mess around making connection and when some thing intresting happens im going to add a swicth or a pot there. what have you mod in the past?

[deadly_habit]

cheap voicebox units like the shit in scream etc, sound fx machines, my c64, broken oxygen 8, if it seems like it could be used or made better i try too

[3za]

c64 that sounds fun i think i got one of them here some where

[deadly_habit]

well more mods than bending for mssiah cart, adding pots and such to serial ports and more advanced outputs

[deadly_habit]

http://hackaday.com/2006/10/03/c64-alpha-mod/

[deadly_habit]

oh and http://8bitventures.com/

[3za]

i see what you mean. this reminds me that i want to mod my gameboy.

[deadly_habit]

yea i have the old grey brick somewhere as well

[3za]

i think ive got bender rage now i just keep thinking of things i could take apart and make better

[deadly_habit]

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=s ... ng&x=0&y=0

[3za]

yeah think i will do some reading up before i take every thing in my room apart, which of them books would you recomend for a beginer?

[deadly_habit]

the first one is pretty good, offers projects you can find at flea markets, pawn shops and goodwill gear, and explains the fundamentals.

[scorcha]

just wrote a long ass reply and it didn't show up

just make sure what youre bending is battery powered and not electrical outlet powered (for the obvious reasons)

you'll need a pair of test leads, which you can buy, or make yourself out of an alligator clip and two nails, or all metal precision screw drivers work good. metal to metal in the alligator clasps and you're good to go.

just experiment connecting nodes on the circuit board. stay away from nodes near the power source as this is more often than not what will end up frying your object.

do a search for "circuit bending - build your own alien instrument" it's a pdf and will explain all this highly in depth. also do a search for reed ghazala, as he's the founder of circuit bending

good luck

[scorcha]

v tech toys are awesome for bending by the way