How to Make a Burglar Alarm Mat

How to Make a Burglar Alarm Mat

If a wire connects the circuit will turn on. If a wire is disconnected the circuit will turn off. Wait, that gave me an idea! So today I’ll show you how to make a burglar alarm mat or an alarm under a mat.

Things you’ll need: Aluminum foil, paper clips, a battery, 3 pieces of wire, 2 straws, tape, and a speaker with sound (I used a piezo buzzer).

1. Connect two pieces of wire on the battery and connect the speaker to one end.
2. Connect one more wire to the speaker.
3. Make a chain out of paper clips and connect it with the other wire.
4. Tape the straws on the ends of the foil and tape the paperclips between them.
5. Connect the other wire to another piece of foil.
6. Stack the foils on top on each other and step on it. The speaker will turn on. You could also hide it under a rug or a mat.

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Wire comes in solid core, stranded, or braided forms. Although usually circular in cross-section, wire can be made in square, hexagonal, flattened rectangular, or other cross-sections, either for decorative purposes, or for technical purposes such as high-efficiency voice coils in loudspeakers. Edge-wound coil springs, such as the Slinky toy, are made of special flattened wire.