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FIGURE 6-15. Lights and horn in place.

12-VOLT POWER OUTLET

Questor’s 12-volt power outlet allows you to draw power
directly from his batteries for use with other 12-volt devices,
e.g., radios and mini televisions. The outlet itself is a cigarette
lighter mount available at most electronics stores. Since most
radios and TVs come with auto lighter plugs, this was the logi-
cal choice. Mount the outlet on the left side of Questor’s lower
framework. Figure 6-16 shows how to wire the outlet to the
power grid on Questor’s remote control board.

BOW TIE

Another light up option you can add to your robot is a bow tie
with flashing LEDs (light emitting diodes) like that pictured in
Fig. 6-17. The bow tie is available at most novelty shops or
from the supplier listed in the back of this book. The bow tie