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Re: LEGO light sensor schematic
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Date: 
Tue, 4 May 1999 00:31:02 GMT
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Dennis Clark wrote in message ...
>  Are we sure that the photodiode is located in the schematic correctly?


Your right.   It just can't be the way it is drawn.  I think it must be a
photo transistor.  Usually photo diodes are not as sensitive as photo
transistors either.  I'll touch up the circuit and see if it looks right.



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  Re: LEGO light sensor schematic
 
Well if anybody still cares, I think the LEGO light sensor circuit is 100% correct now. The sensor is a phototransistor. Looking at the circuit implies a interesting side effect. If you shine a very bright light (ie laser pointer) into the (...) (27 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: LEGO light sensor schematic
 
(...) [snip] I'm happy to see that some of my concerns have been born out with these changes, it looks more like a happy little circuit now. (...) Are we sure that the photodiode is located in the schematic correctly? It doesn't look like its biased (...) (27 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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