This project was constructed by Apnoe, a member of the Hacked Gadgets forum. His entire article has been reproduced here since he doesn’t have a Web server that is on 27/4. If you have any questions you can ask them here or email Apnoe directly at apnoe at gmx.de.
“This is my self-assembled doorbell. I wanted a doorbell that can play a audiosample of my own choice and not that boring ugly noise. Well, of course the doorbell must be able to record/play some audio for at least some few seconds. Because I like the TV-Show STARGATE a lot I wanted that special alarm sound when somebody is pushing the button outside.
When someone now is pushing that button outside I hear the STARGATE-Alarmsound with that voice saying “Unplanmäßige Aktivierung von Außen!” (german). I took the sample from one of the episodes I have on videotape. I already prepared some active PC-Speakers for giving external power supply and receiving the audio-signal. They are not connected at the moment, because my dwelling is not that big and I dont need a boosted doorbell atm.
Main Components:
-Digital Voice-Recorder (I used this one: Voice-Module)
-FRS1B-S 5V DC Relais (any radio-shack)
-1N4001 standard Diode (any radio-shack)
-0.1µF 50V Capacitor (seems to be not optimal)
-16R 1W additional speaker (taken from broken TV-Set)
For external PWR-Supply
-7805CT standard 5VDC Voltage regulator (any radio-shack)
-Cooler from don’t ask me 🙂
Additional things:
Four mignon (AA) batteries for use without external power. Some wires, solder and of course the neccessary tools used for soldering anyway. The basic-plate on that everything is mounted is two 5.25″ slotcovers from old PC’s. I just stuck them together with hot glue and some wires.
Well at the moment it doesn’t look very pretty – so I call it a funOtype (fun-projekt prototype) – maybe I’ll find some time to optimize it and give it a nice case. One existing and future problem is power-supply. If you have a nice idea or any questions on building your own selfmade recordable doorbell – give me some note: apnoe
This is a little pseudo-schematic which might help building your own recordable doorbell”
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Does the doorbell have the Stargate sirens in the background? That would be awesome! It would be yet another way to annoy my wife.
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Yes! Now my doorbell can tell people to go away and I dont have to…
seriously though, nice hack
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Hi NGinuity,
according to your question I must say – yes. There are some alarm sirens before, while (in the background-sound) and after the announcement. Well the announcement means something like “irregular activation from outside” in english – sry I really don’t know what they say in the english version of Stargate. But this would for sure annoy your wife – pls don’t ask mine 😉
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It’s usually “Unscheduled offworld activation”… 🙂
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Make it play a really obnoxious knocking sound to defeat the purpose of having a doorbell
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Apnoe:
“Well the announcement means something like “irregular activation from outside†in english – sry I really don’t know what they say in the english version of Stargate”
The English translation would be “Unauthorized off-world activation”. That’s one of my favorite parts of Stargate!
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Yeah, my bad, Mark has got it right.
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Kree Jaffa!
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I would like a recording from Home Alone about getting off my property to play outside and a door bell simultainiously to play inside
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Have a look at this.
http://www.winbond-usa.com/en/content/view/36/140/
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where can you buy these?????????? Answer ASAP!!!!!