themuzicman
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I am designing two shows in the next few months that will require cell phones ringing on stage. Between the two shows the phone rings close to 60 times. Because of the high volume of rings, and the fact that the actor will be all over the theatre (back of house, in the vom, in the grid, etc) I need a solution to make a phone ring.
My first idea was to get an old Nokia phone and an Arduino micro and a wireless radio chip for it, and wire it to the ringer of the phone directly. However, I really want to see if there are any commercial solutions that don't involve me doing too much electronics work.
My second idea was to repurpose an IEM system and put a tiny battery powered speaker in the lead's pocket, and run the IEM receiver in to that.
I have a budget of around $800 to make this cell phone ring.
My first idea was to get an old Nokia phone and an Arduino micro and a wireless radio chip for it, and wire it to the ringer of the phone directly. However, I really want to see if there are any commercial solutions that don't involve me doing too much electronics work.
My second idea was to repurpose an IEM system and put a tiny battery powered speaker in the lead's pocket, and run the IEM receiver in to that.
I have a budget of around $800 to make this cell phone ring.
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