Electronic cicada

This beautifully designed solder kit will sound like a real-life cicada once it’s dark!

The entire kit consists out of three parts: the body and two wings. This way, the cicada has an extra dimension and resembles a real cicada (but bigger). Other components include a buzzer to reproduce the crepitating sound, and a phototransistor to make the buzzer go off when it’s dark.

The gadget is powered by a 9V batter (not included), which make this little bug stand alone.

Enjoy making this rather challenging gadget!

This product is a replacement of: MK204,MK104

Features

• produces the typical cicada sound when dark
• buzzer
• on/off switch
• phototransistor
• orange LED that flashes to the sound
• 3 PCBs:
  • mat black main body
  • 2 shiny yellow wings

Specifications

• dimensions: 140 x 110 mm (feet incl.)
• power supply: 9 V battery (not incl.)
• current consumption: 6.5 mA
• battery life: about 30 hours (when constantly in use)
• sound level: about 70 dB at 1 meter distance