Uploaded May 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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How to make a music player using the 555 timer chip, as well as a maze solver. This shows how the player head is made as well as the resistances for the pencil mark/graphite variable resistors.

The step-by-step instructions for making the 555 timer circuit can be found my other video here "555 Timer Music Instrument How to Make":
youtu.be/rTmlR8B-u5c
As a quick add-on, it also shows how to solve a maze using this same circuit.

For the webpage with written details about this music player and with the spreadsheet I mentioned in this video, go here:
rimstar.org/science_electronics_projects/555_timer_music_instrument.htm

For how to power a piezoelectric crystal using rain water to light an LED, see "Piezoelectric generator LED lit by rain water":
youtu.be/laSQ6yd7jaE

For how to use a fresnel lens from a rear projection TV for a solar cooker, see "Fresnel lens solar cooker using TV lens":
youtu.be/wprlzCDfLm8

To follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/RimStarz

rimstar.org

Music used throughout:
The Path of the Goblin King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1100873

The idea for the maze and the original idea (though I took it in a different direction) for the music player came from:
youtube.com/user/IEEEKentucky