28 Sep
2010
28 Sep
'10
1:06 p.m.
On 9/28/10 10:55 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
I am not convinced, given that the mechancial swtich is easy to test and
easy to rpelace if it's failed. Unlike a custom silicon device. OK, I am
strange, but I nearly always favour the simple solution.
-tony
2 microswitches would have been easier than a
single one and a sensor to tell where your finger is.
Not really. The replacement of one expensive, failure-prone
mechanical part with a cheap-and-getting-cheaper silicon part is almost
always a good thing.