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If you were one of those people like me who bought Spirit Halloween's "High Voltage Prop" manufactured by Tekky Toys, and simply hated when the panel box door flew opening revealing the skull inside, then this little hack which keeps the door closed may be what you are looking for. All of the sounds and lights of the prop will work, just the door will stay closed. No cutting of wires, removing one screw does the trick!
1) With batteries installed and the battery door left off to access the batteries, turn the prop to ON and move the Skull knife switch on the front of the panel to activate it. When the door pops open, immediately pull out a battery to stop the door from closing. Turn the switch to OFF.
2) Using a long, thin shaft Phillips screw driver, unscrew the screw and washer that secures the spring to the plastic housing. From these 2 photos below you can see where the screw/washer were removed from.
Looking at area from bottom of panel towards top:
Looking at area from side of open door towards hinge:
3) With the screw removed the spring can now be moved off the post. The spring and door arm ended up in this position:
Looking at the door opening mechanism from the open side of the prop box:
The prop's door is held in place by light magnets so it's not going to fall open when you are using it.
Put the batteries back in and turn the prop switch to ON. Throw the Skull knife switch and enjoy the prop without having to see the skull inside.
1) With batteries installed and the battery door left off to access the batteries, turn the prop to ON and move the Skull knife switch on the front of the panel to activate it. When the door pops open, immediately pull out a battery to stop the door from closing. Turn the switch to OFF.
2) Using a long, thin shaft Phillips screw driver, unscrew the screw and washer that secures the spring to the plastic housing. From these 2 photos below you can see where the screw/washer were removed from.
Looking at area from bottom of panel towards top:
Looking at area from side of open door towards hinge:
3) With the screw removed the spring can now be moved off the post. The spring and door arm ended up in this position:
Looking at the door opening mechanism from the open side of the prop box:
The prop's door is held in place by light magnets so it's not going to fall open when you are using it.
Put the batteries back in and turn the prop switch to ON. Throw the Skull knife switch and enjoy the prop without having to see the skull inside.