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Day of the Tentacle Hints
I need a portable power source for the Chron-O-John!
1 of 4: Dr. Fred and Bernard flushed the plans for such a source to you.
2 of 4: It's the salad battery. The plans are on the bulletin board in Bernard's time if you haven't found them already.
3 of 4: Take the plans and ingredients to Red Edison in the basement of the inn. You can get there the same way that you got to Dr. Fred's basement.
4 of 4: Open the grandfather clock in the lobby and climb through.
