Telephone Projects for the Evil Genius

by Petruzzellis, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780071548441
• ISBN10: 0071548440
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-08
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education TAB

Summary

EVIL NEVER SOUNDED SO CLEARListen up!Telephone Projects for the Evil Geniushas everything you need to build and customize both wired and wireless phone gadgets that not only save you money, but also improve the quality of your life!Using easy-to-find parts and tools for creating both retro and modern phone projects, this do-it-yourself guide begins with some background on the development of the landline phone and the cell. You'll review basic building techniques, such as installing components, building circuits, and soldering. Then you'll dive into the projects, which, while they range from easy to complex, are all designed to optimize your time and simplify your life!Telephone Projects for the Evil Genius: Features step-by-step instructions for 40 clever and practical phone projects, complete with 150 how-to illustrations Shows you how to enhance both wire-connected phones and cell phones Leaves room for you to customize your projects Removes the frustration-factor-all the parts you need are listed, along with sourcesFrom simple phone gadgets to sophisticated remote control devices, Telephone Projects for the Evil Genius provides you with all the schematics, charts, and tables you need to complete such fun projects as: Ringing phone light flasher Telephone amplifier Telephone ring-controlled relay Remote telephone bell project Touch tone generator Phone voice scrambler Caller ID decoder project TeleAlert phone pager and control Wireless remote phone ringer Conferencer And much more!

Author Biography

Tom Petruzzellis is an electronics engineer with 30 years' experience, currently working with the geophysical field equipment department at the State University of New York - Binghamton. He has written extensively for industry publications such as Electronics Now and Modern Electronics, and is the author of numerous McGraw-Hill bestsellers, including Electronic Sensors for the Evil Genius..

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Telephone History

How the Telephone Works

Identifying Electronic Components

Reading Schematics

Electronic Parts Installation and Soldering

Telephone Privacy Guard

Modem Protector

Telephone Amplifiers and Projects

Phone Recorder Switch Project

Telephone Conferencer Unit

The Frustrator

Hold Circuits and Projects

Telephone Ringer Projects

Phone Line Status Circuits and Projects

Telephone and Phone Line Testers

FM Telephone Transmitter

Telephone Project

Talking/Musical Telephone Ringer

Telephone Tollsaver

Infinity Bug/Transmitter Project

Radio Phone Patch

Telephone Phone Intercom

Speaker-Phone Project

Telephone Scrambler

Telephone Tattletale

DTMF Telephone Controller Project

The Basic Stamp Microcontroller

DTMF Touch-Tone Generator/Decoder Display

Caller-ID/Blocker Project

Page-Alert

Tele-Alert Project

Remote Temperature Monitor Appendix: Electronic Parts Suppliers Index

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