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HAVING FUN WITH THE TICKLE STICK

The success of the TS4 as a novelty depends on your ingenuity in concealing

its real purpose while building it into some object that people are likely to

handle or fondle. Also, you need a clever way of turning it on and off easily-

without getting shocked yourself! A good way to approach your own design is

to think about how we designed our own prototype:

1). We used a plastic or cardboard food container, about the size of a food

can, for which there is a well-fitting press-on lid. Or, use one of those

promotional beverage cups that comes with its own lid.

2). Around the outside of the container, wrap TWO separate metal bands in

whatever way that a person is most likely to touch BOTH of them when

picking up the object. You can use aluminum foil, and a very neat installation

might be made with strips of self-adhesive window foil as used in security

systems.

3). The two metallic bands are the contact points for the two high-voltage

output wires from the TS4. So it should be obvious that the wires from the

points marked “Output +” and “Output -” are connected to the bands through

small holes in the container.

4). The switch may be concealed inside the container or in very plain view to

attract curiosity. It can be a manual slide or toggle switch, or a mercury switch,

depending on how you expect your "object" to be handled. Whether the

flashing LED is visible is up to you.

5). You may also choose to leave the LED flashing and switch only the high-

voltage on and off (to conserve battery life). You may do this by removing the

jumper soldered in to the holes marked “Tilt Sw.”. Solder in a Mercury or Tilt

switch in its place. Now, the high voltage will be active only when the tilt switch

is closed. The flashing LED remains on attracting your next victim!

Now that you have a mental picture of our prototype, put your own

imagination to work. What about two tuna cans at each end of a short plastic

or cardboard tube? What about a "book" with fancy metallic covers? A small,

inexpensive telescope or kaleidoscope? A microphone, hollowed-out tennis

racquet or baseball bat? Some sort of regional souvenir or curio? A very

ordinary-looking flashlight just waiting for somebody to pick it up and fiddle

with it? And, don't forget a nice big ribbon bow on an inviting looking box!

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