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The diodes should now be hugging the matchhead, but its wires MUST NOT TOUCH
EACH OTHER!
Dip the matchhead in wax to give it a water-proof coat. These work underwater
Repeat to make as many as you want.
How to use them:
When these little dudes are hooked across a 6v battery, the diode reaches what is called
breakdown voltage. When most electrical components reach this voltage, they usually
produce great amounts of heat and light, while quickly melting into a little blob. This heat
is enough to ignite a matchhead. These are recommended for use underwater, where most
other igniters refuse to work.
30. Home-brew blast cannon by The Jolly Roger
Materials needed:
1 plastic drain pipe, 3 feet long, at least 3 « inches in diameter.
1 smaller plastic pipe, about 6 inches long, 2 inches in diameter.
1 large lighter, with fluid refills (this gobbles it up!)
1 pipe cap to fit the large pipe, 1 pipe cap to fit the small pipe.
5 feet of bellwire.
1 SPST rocker switch.
16v polaroid pot-a-pulse battery.
15v relay (get this at Radio Shack).
Electrical Tape.
One free afternoon.
Procedure:
Cut the bell wire into three equal pieces, and strip the ends.
Cut a hole in the side of the large pipe, the same diameter as the small pipe. Thread
the hole and one end of the small pipe. They should screw together easily.
Take a piece of scrap metal, and bend it into an "L" shape, then attach it to the level
on the lighter:
/------------------------gas switch is here
V
/------
!lighter! <---metal lever!
Now, every time you pull the 'trigger' gas should flow freely from the lighter. You may
need to enlarge the 'gas port' on your lighter, if you wish to be able to fire more
rapidly.
Connect two wires to the two posts on the switch.
Cut two holes in the side of the smaller tube, one for the switch on the bottom, and
one for the metal piece on the top. Then, mount the switch in the bottom, running the
wires up and out of the top.
Mount the lighter/trigger in the top. Now the switch should rock easily, and the
trigger should cause the lighter to pour out gas. Re-screw the smaller tube into the
larger one, hold down the trigger a bit, let it go, and throw a match in there. If all
goes well, you should hear a nice big 'THUD!'
Get a hold of the relay, and take off the top.
1---------------
v/
2--------------/<--the center object is the metal finger inside the relay
3
cc-------------/
oo----------------4
ii
ll----------------5
Connect (1) to one of the wires coming from the switch. Connect (2) to (4), and connect
(5) to one side of the battery. Connect the remaining wire from the switch to the
other side of the battery. Now you should be able to get the relay to make a little
'buzzing' sound when you flip the switch and you should see some tiny little sparks.
Now, carefully mount the relay on the inside of the large pipe, towards the back.
Screw on the smaller pipe, tape the battery to the side of the cannon barrel (yes, but
looks aren't everything!)
You should now be able to let a little gas into the barrel and set it off by flipping the
switch.
Put the cap on the back end of the large pipe VERY SECURELY. You are now ready for
the first trial-run!
To Test:
Put something very, very large into the barrel, just so that it fits 'just right'. Now, find a
strong guy (the recoil will probably knock you on your ass if you aren't careful!). Put on a
shoulderpad, earmuffs, and possibly some other protective clothing (trust the Jolly Roger!
You are going to need it!). Hold the
trigger down for 30 seconds, hold on tight, and hit the switch. With luck and the proper
adjustments, you should be able to put a frozen orange through ¬ or plywood at 25 feet.
31. Chemical Equivalency list by The Jolly Roger
Acacia........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gum Arabic
Acetic Acid..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Vinegar
Aluminum Oxide....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumia
Aluminum Potassium Sulphate...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alum
Aluminum Sulfate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alum
Ammonium Carbonate...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Hartshorn
Ammonium Hydroxide..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ammonia
Ammonium Nitrate...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Salt Peter
Ammonium Oleate...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ammonia Soap
Amylacetate...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Banana Oil
Barium Sulfide....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black Ash
Carbon Carbinate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chalk
Carbontetrachloride..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cleaning Fluid
Calcium Hypochloride..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Bleaching Powder
Calcium Oxide....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lime
Calcium Sulfate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plaster of Paris
Carbonic Acid...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seltzer
Cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ammonium Salt
Ethylinedichloride...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dutch Fluid
Ferric Oxide...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Iron Rust
Furfuraldehyde...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bran Oil
Glucose...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Syrup
Graphite...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pencil Lead
Hydrochloric Acid...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Muriatic Acid
Hydrogen Peroxide...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peroxide
Lead Acetate...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Sugar of Lead
Lead Tero-oxide..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red Lead
Magnesium Silicate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Talc
Magnesium Sulfate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Epsom Salt
Methylsalicylate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Green Oil
Naphthalene....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mothballs
Phenol....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carbolic Acid
Potassium Bicarbonate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cream of Tarter
Potassium Chromium Sulfate...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chromealum
Potassium Nitrate..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Salt Peter
Sodium Oxide....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sand
Sodium Bicarbonate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baking Soda
Sodium Borate..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Borax
Sodium Carbonate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washing Soda
Sodium Chloride..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Salt
Sodium Hydroxide...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lye
Sodium Silicate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Glass
Sodium Sulfate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Glauber's Salt
Sodium Thiosulfate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Photographer's Hypo
Sulfuric Acid...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Acid
Sucrose..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cane Sugar
Zinc Chloride...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Tinner's Fluid
Zinc Sulfate....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .White Vitriol
32. Phone Taps by The Jolly Roger
Here is some info on phone taps. In this file is a schematic for a simple wiretap &
instructions for hooking up a small tape recorder control relay to the phone line.
First, I will discuss taps a little. There are many different types of taps. There are
transmitters, wired taps, and induction taps to name a few. Wired and wireless
transmitters must be physically connected to the line before they will do any good. Once a
wireless tap is connected to the line, it can transmit all conversations over a limited
reception range. The phones in the house can even be modifies to pick up conversations in
the room and transmit them too! These taps are usually powered off of the phone line, but
can have an external power source. You can get more information on these taps by getting
an issue of Popular Communications and reading through the ads. Wired taps, on the other
hand, need no power source, but a wire must be run from the line to the listener or to a
transmitter. There are obvious advantages of wireless taps over wired ones. There is one
type of wireless tap that looks like a normal telephone mike. All you have to do is replace
the original mike with this and it will transmit all conversations! There is also an exotic
type of wired tap known as the 'Infinity Transmitter' or 'Harmonica Bug'. In order to
hook one of these, it must be installed inside the phone. When someone calls the tapped
phone & *before* it rings and blows a whistle over the line, the transmitter picks up the
phone via a relay. The mike on the phone is activated so that the caller can hear all of the
conversations in the room. There is a sweep tone test at 415/BUG-1111 which can be used
to detect one of these taps. If one of these is on your line & the test # sends the correct
tone, you will hear a click. Induction taps have one big advantage over taps that must be
physically wired to the phone. They do not have to be touching the phone in order to pick
up the conversation. They work on the same principle as the little suction-cup tape
recorder mikes that you can get at Radio Shack. Induction mikes can be hooked up to a
transmitter or be wired.
Here is an example of industrial espionage using the phone:
A salesman walks into an office & makes a phone call. He fakes the conversation, but when
he hangs up he slips some foam rubber cubes into the cradle. The called party can still
hear all conversations in the room. When someone picks up the phone, the cubes fall away
unnoticed.
A tap can also be used on a phone to overhear what your modem is doing when you are war-
dialing, hacking, or just plain calling a bbs.
Here is the schematic:
-------)!----)!(------------->
)!(
Cap ^ )!(
)!(
)!(
)!(
^^^^^---)!(------------->
^ 100K
!
!
The 100K pot is used for volume. It should be on its highest (least resistance) setting if
you hook a speaker across the output. but it should be set on its highest resistance for a
tape recorder or amplifier. You may find it necessary to add another 10 - 40K. The
capacitor should be around .47 MFD. It's only purpose is to prevent the relay in the phone
from tripping & thinking that you have the phone off of the hook. the audio output
transformer is available at Radio Shack. (part # 273-138E for input). The red & the white
wires go to the output device. You may want to experiment with the transformer for the
best output. Hooking up a tape recorder relay is easy. Just hook one of the phone wires
(usually red) to the end of one of the relay & the other end just loop around. This bypasses
it. It should look like this:
------^^^^^^^^^------------
---------
RELAY^^
(part #275-004 from Radio Shack works fine)
If you think that you line is tapped, the first thing to do is to physically inspect the line
yourself ESPECIALLY the phones. You can get mike replacements with bug detectors built
in. However, I would not trust them too much. It is too easy to get a wrong reading.
For more info:
BUGS AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE from Desert Publications HOW TO AVOID
ELECTRONIC EAVESDROPPING & PRIVACY INVASION. I do not remember who this one
is from... you might want to try Paladin Press.
33. How to make a landmine by The Jolly Roger
First, you need to get a push-button switch. Take the wires of it and connect one to a nine
volt battery connector and the other to a solar igniter (used for launching model rockets).
A very thin piece of stereo wire will usually do the trick if you are desperate, but I
recommend the igniter. Connect the other wire of the nine-volt battery to one end of the
switch. Connect a wire from the switch to the other lead on the solar igniter.
