Hello, hopefully someone can help me here. I'm trying to wire a Radio Shack photocell to a 1/4" mono audio plug to use the photocell as a variable resistor for audio use. My goal is to use the photocell to control a synthesizer. I got the idea from this link - **broken link removed**
Unfortunately the link doesn't include any directions on how to wire it up. I connected the two leads from the photocell to the two connections (main and ground) on the mono plug. After doing this I was told by a friend that I would probably need a power source for the photocell (which, upon thinking about it, makes sense)
Could anyone tell me how to wire the photocell up to the mono plug in a way that would include perhaps a 9 volt battery as a power source? I apologize if this is a amatuerish question but I am just getting started with electronics.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
Unfortunately the link doesn't include any directions on how to wire it up. I connected the two leads from the photocell to the two connections (main and ground) on the mono plug. After doing this I was told by a friend that I would probably need a power source for the photocell (which, upon thinking about it, makes sense)
Could anyone tell me how to wire the photocell up to the mono plug in a way that would include perhaps a 9 volt battery as a power source? I apologize if this is a amatuerish question but I am just getting started with electronics.
Thanks to anyone who can help.