 | | Tilt —David Paule
| | | | 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)
| | | | | | | | | | RE: Tilt —Tilman Sporkert
| | | | | | 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)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Tilt —Nick Taylor
| | | | | 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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