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Ah... that makes sense- I didn't realize that power was completely cut.
Should have (I'm not *that* incompetent in reading electronics diagrams).
Oh well. Thanks for the feedback, John...
Luis
On Fri, 28 May 1999, John A. Tamplin wrote:
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> The light sensor is an active sensor, which means that it requires power to
> operate. When you call ds_passive, you are no longer supplying power to
> the sensor between readings. Some people have reported being able to use
> the light sensor for ambient light running it in passive mode, but you are
> using it for something it wasn't designed for and you would certainly have
> to calibrate your results.
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