Dossiers A Better Life The Psionic Predator, by Charles Cosimano | Page 42

wire .
Glue the amplifying pattern to the outside of the box and glue the foil circle over the center of the pattern . Measure the places for the stems of the potentiometers to go through ( allowing for the size of the pots on the underside and the dials ) and mark them .
Do the same for the jacks . Punch the holes as needed and a small hole in the center of the foil circle for the screw . Insert the screw so the head is in the center of the foil circle . Now turn the lid over .
Wire the pots together and put the stems of them through the holes provided . Attach the holding nuts that come with them and tighten them . Attach the knobs to the stems .
Wire the pots to the screw as in the diagram .
Repeat this procedure with the jacks , again wiring them to the screw . Place the nut on the screw and tighten it to hold it and the wires in place .
Put the lid on the box and the unit is complete .
See how easy that was ! Remember , Psionics is easy , math is hard . ( And so was GI Joe which is why Barbie left Ken for him .)
You are going to need a couple of other things to work this machine . First , you will need an input plate if you want to work it standing up , and that is very easy to make . All you need is :
1 piece of posterboard about 4 " X 4 " 1 length of speaker wire 1 plug ( same size as the jacks on the machine ) some aluminum foil 2 alligator clips some glue . Attach the plug to one end of the speaker wire and the alligator clips to the other end . Wrap the foil over the posterboard and glue it in place so you have a foil plate .