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Subject: 
Re: "No Contact" Homebrew Train Sensor for Mindstorms
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.nelug
Date: 
Thu, 7 Dec 2000 15:27:06 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
Chris,  I was just wondering if there was a decline in performance in the
enclosure as opposed to outside of it.  The enclosure looks great!

No, there is no apparent decline in the sensitivity of the reed switch when
it is encased in LEGO.  In fact, the switch that I bought from Radio Shack
was originally enclosed in a plastic housing, which I removed to reduce the
bulk of the switch.  (I did try this out though, just to be sure!)



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  Re: "No Contact" Homebrew Train Sensor for Mindstorms
 
(...) Chris, I was just wondering if there was a decline in performance in the enclosure as opposed to outside of it. The enclosure looks great! Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.nelug)

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