B.I.O. Bug Volume Control
A simple hack to tone down the volume a
bit on your bug
Eric Seale -- February, 2002
Courtesy of my wife, the first order of business once I got a
B.I.O. Bug was to do something about its sound output level. B.I.O.
Bugs generate "chirpy" noises via a piezoelectric transducer located
about 1/3 of the way up from their tail; a remarkably consistent
location regardless of which color bug you have (here you see the
inside of a blue bug, and the outside of a yellow bug):
All you need to do in order to adjust the volume of your B.I.O. Bug is to put some form of resistance in series with the piezo transducer. The simplest thing to do is use a 1K or 2K ohm variable resistor, but if you'd rather just go with fixed resistances, here are some starting points:
0 Ohm -- normal level50 Ohm -- about half level
200 Ohm -- whisper quiet
1 K Ohm -- essentially silent
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