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Portal Turret Plushie


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By: kurt

Deadly, yet adorable, this plush turret from the game Portal talks and responds when you play with it. It senses when you pick it up, knock it over, or walk in front of it. The stuffing and soft fleece skin make it super cuddly, too!
Inspired by Up, not North.

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Steps

. Solder capacitors

Solder the capacitors in place and snip their leads with the diagonal cutters.

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. Insert and solder LED

Insert the LED and make sure that the LED's long lead goes in the hole closest to the (+) printed on the circuit board. Bend the leads so the LED stays in place. Solder the LED.

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. Insert diode, switch, and regulator

Insert the diode, switch and regulator. There is now wrong way to install the switch. The diode's stripe goes near the hole without a ring around it. The flat side of the regulator goes towards the side of the board.

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. Solder LED, diode, switch, and voltage regulator

Solder the LED, diode, switch, and voltage regulator in place.

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. Insert capacitors

Insert the two electrolytic capacitors as shown. Note the position of the stripes on the capacitors to make sure they are inserted correctly.

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15 - added attribution note
14 - updated description
13 - added a couple switches to the parts list
12 - updated steps 52 and 53 to remove "TK" placeholders
11 - added a speaker to the BOM
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