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Sensors
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 15 Feb 1999 01:10:42 GMT
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The Clark Family <clark@bess^StopSpammers^.net>
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I am gathering parts to make sensors and was wondering if anyone
has a good source for small microswitches ( for tuch sensors) and
also LED lights 9 to 12 volt.
Thanks in Advance
Jim Clark
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| The best source I can think of is the old family VCR. It has MANY momentary switches and probably 5 or more LED's in the front panel. There are two infra-red photosensors and a two sided infra-red LED on a post in the tape drive area. Good Luck! :-> (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I found a GREAT source for small switches is inside an old mouse (um, computer mouse, NOT the rodent). I took apart several different brands of mice, and while they had different ways to measure movement, they all used the same type of (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Sensors via VCR
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| Don't forget the motor from the VCR. I'm using my old VCR's motor to power the grabber-claw of my robot. (...) -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Sensors
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| (...) I ordered a "sensor & motor" pack from Gleason Research, and it came with 4 touch switches. Two of these were simply keys from a computer keyboard. Looks like they will work just fine. So old computers may be a source for a large number of (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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