r/AskElectronics • u/NeoGrain13 • 1d ago

Assistance in finding correct electronic parts

Hello, I’m extremely new to this. New as in I’ve never built anything. I’m interested in making a voice box for a Phantom of the Paradise cosplay, and I found a tutorial online.

https://www.instructables.com/Phantom-of-the-Paradise-Voicebox/

Would anyone mind helping me find the correct parts listed here? The ones without links, I mean. Also, does anyone have any advice on good tools to start out with?

Thank you so much!

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u/1310smf 1d ago edited 1d ago

An incomplete (and US-centric, don't know if that's good or bad for you) list of places to look that are unlikely to offer you counterfeit parts:

Mouser.com

Digikey.com

Newark.com

A temperature controlled soldering iron. Need not be expensive, but temperature-controlled makes a huge difference.

One good quality pair of wire cutters will last a lifetime if you use them on copper wires and component leads, or you can ruin a pair cutting steel in a day.

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u/NeoGrain13 1d ago

US-Centric is good! I’m struggling with the phone jacks, what do those look like?

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u/1310smf 1d ago edited 1d ago

They can look various ways, while still working the same electrically. Note that these are not the jacks you'd plug a landline telephone into, unless you were the operator back in the days before direct-dialing (and those were a larger size.) Here's some at Mouser for an example.

May not be the least expensive you can find, but it's a reputable brand from a legit distributor. Parts at 10% of the price from sketchy sources often cost you their price plus the price of a part that actually works right to replace them, and the hassle of swapping it, so not less expensive, really.

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Switchcraft/35RAPC2AV?qs=I3kMT7EEIOWP5G1fR6CxcA%3D%3D

Looks different, costs a bit less:

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Schurter/4832.2211?qs=qjwtO0ZHsJD5CU2pSVBvSg%3D%3D

Looks "Olde Fashioned" (open) costs more:

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Switchcraft/42A?qs=zRnNmUVysJdF1vZeqXvd4w%3D%3D

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u/NeoGrain13 1d ago

Thank you so much!