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RE: simple touch sensor construction
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 14 Jan 1999 03:45:29 GMT
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Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwrSAYNOTOSPAM.com>
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> I've been working on constructing a touch sensor from parts of old
> devices. I discovered that the micro switches from a MS mouse and a
> Logitech mouse are the exact width of the inside dimensions of a 2x Lego
> brick. Here are the instructions and two pics of the results. The
> price is right, $0.00
Hmmm.... You might want to put a 500 ohm resistor in series with the
switch. Otherwise, if you errantly hook it across a live output
instead of an input, you might get some fireworks, which would not be
associated with a celebration.
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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