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Re: flame sensor
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:26:33 GMT
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Mike Thorn <buachaille@%stopspam%lmsm.info>
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At 11:09 AM 12/23/02, you wrote:
> I know that the terms of use for lugnet prohibits advertising, but I assume
> it permits anti-advertising :)
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> The item identified in this post will not act as a flame sensor. It is a
> proximity sensor which works by emitting its own IR illumination which is
> modulated in such a way as to permit synchronous detection and thus avoid
> being sensitive to external sources of IR energy. There is a much simpler IR
> detector http://www.hitechnic.com/IRE_D.htm which will detect IR sources
> such as flames when just the detector part is used. (The emitter part is
> handy for prototyping and testing.)
Oops, I guess I was wrong, then. Thanks for the correction, John. :-)
~Mike
> > I think I know of something that will fit what you want exactly. John
> > Barnes (http://www.hitechnicstuff.com) makes an InfraRed sensor that
> > supposedly works over a range of 1-7 inches. Sensor info here:
> >
> > http://hitechnicstuff.com/IRpage.htm
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| (...) Vincent, I think I know of something that will fit what you want exactly. John Barnes ((URL) makes an InfraRed sensor that supposedly works over a range of 1-7 inches. Sensor info here: (URL) that helps, ~Mike (24 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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