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Post by Pinhead on Mar 5, 2011 18:29:15 GMT
Thanks Lisa, Ian... Yep, they are brass plated drawing pins! They're ideal for this as they are readily available, low profile and conduct electricity really well. Also, the more surface area and the closer together the sensors are, the better they perform - drawing pins meet both these requirements! Just need to work on the positioning of the sensors now. The box that's going out on Monday has the pads close together but one on the side and one on the face (around the corner). You can activate this one by wrapping your index finger around the box or by holding the side pad in the 'V' between finger and thumb, while making contact with the other pad on your palm. The box pictured above is most comfortable when activated with your thumb. They take a little getting used too though... I keep forgetting to take my thumb off the pads!  Sean  Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Mar 5, 2011 18:03:06 GMT
Thanks both... have you figured out what they're made from yet?  Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Mar 5, 2011 17:37:05 GMT
Now you've seen them!  In action... just bridge the gap between the pads with some skin and off it goes!  And it's guts...  Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Mar 5, 2011 15:23:53 GMT
Thanks mate. Well, the first touch sensor is installed! It works well and looks ok too! Pics up later. I think I'll stop messing around with the led set-up as the bog standard led in a holder is easiest and gives a good finish inside and out. My experiments gave a great finish on the outside but a bit messy on the inside... so I'll stop trying to be a clever Richard! BTW, also got a couple of the voltage displays to mess around with... Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Mar 5, 2011 12:54:16 GMT
Wow! Thanks for that glowing review of a PinPack SB Ian! Don't really know what to say to that, other than you have a PM about the DB... Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Mar 3, 2011 12:40:16 GMT
I'm 99% sure that I'm the only member here who bothers about correct spelling, or in my case, typos Er... have a look at how many of my posts have been edited! :-[ Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Mar 1, 2011 20:49:25 GMT
It's vaping like a train atm.  You have no idea how happy I am to see that in writing! Future JB's will now have a double cutout (which will probably be easier to do tbh). And of course, the next lot will have the touch sensor switches (fingers crossed), neater internals and different led setups as I have other colours enroute and I much prefer the discrete lights to the 'small searchlight' you have on yours! Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Mar 1, 2011 20:43:41 GMT
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Post by Pinhead on Mar 1, 2011 20:33:21 GMT
Many thanks for those words Perpy and I'm really glad you like it so far. Please post again once you've had it for a while so we can see if it's still ok. The system, and using it, just takes a little getting used to as the bottle is unscrewed from the cap, which stays connected to the tube. I'm afraid I can't claim the instruction sheet idea as mine... I shamelessly stole the concept from Tony, but did at least write my own version! This was the very first JB I made so future ones will have little tweaks and be neater on the inside (although who cares - it's on the inside! ) Okey dokey then, double cut outs it is! I'm also pleased that it survived the postal service without any leakage (for those that are confused, I sent it with some juice in the bottle and it didn't leak at all!). Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Feb 28, 2011 20:32:23 GMT
Thanks for letting me know Ian... I hope you get your connection problems sorted soon buddy! Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Feb 28, 2011 15:54:45 GMT
Aldo, Your Dogs de Bordeux are stunning mate! Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Feb 28, 2011 10:20:06 GMT
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Post by Pinhead on Feb 27, 2011 21:40:40 GMT
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Post by Pinhead on Feb 27, 2011 21:33:50 GMT
Thanks everyone! Scylla, It's the crazy experimentor in me!  Lisa, If I can get them mounted as a single component, I'll send one out to you so you can see (and build) them for yourself. Sean |
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Post by Pinhead on Feb 27, 2011 21:10:15 GMT
I bet Fiona's car goes!  It's big, fat lazy power... but restricted to 155 mph. Her last car (Mercedes SLK 230 Kompressor) had a smaller engine but the power was brutal. If you stamped on the accelerator, you'd have to go back to collect your kidneys! Sean |
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