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Hi David ... There are two types of switches commonly available. One is a small plastic box with a metal ball inside ... when it rolls in one direction it touches two contacts and closes the circuit ... tilt it the other direction and the ball rolls (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) that (...) Ack! I posted this to the wrong group. Follow-ups to lugnet.build (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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That should be trivial. I've used one of those mercury-bubble-in-a-glass-tube switches from a thermostat in a model railroad application before. Check (URL) for the story and a picture. It should work just like a touch sensor. However, it is fairly (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) An ambiguous statement in THIS particular thread... :-) (...) Dude, where did you get those??? I want some! (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Wow! I had plans for a WWI tank. Now I even has the instructions. Christian (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Ayyone made a tilt sensor yet out of an old switch or an old thermostat? It wouldn't be a linear function. It would be like a touch sensor, reporting if the tilt angle was reached. Just an idea.... (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I back Simon on this one. If imposters from the US or any other group are banned from the Lugnet.uk group then I'm throwing away my "Up the Queen" tea towel and "I love Great Britain" toilet brush holder in protest! Sanjay -- "If you don't have a (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Interesting. They used to be orange. Maybe someone made off with a batch of orange ones and they had to change the color. Hmmmm.... (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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With unlimited time, the answer seems to me to design your own small sets from some set of larger sets you can get cheaply, and give those. With limited time, I dunno. Tough question. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.fun.community)
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Hi, For the past couple of years I've been decorating my christmas tree with LEGO. Last year I used all of the Shell promo sets with the Batwing flyer (2539) as the "Angel" on top. It looked great and I plan to do it again this year with traditional (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.fun.holiday)
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