17 Jul
2003
17 Jul
'03
12:51 p.m.
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 nerdware(a)ctgonline.org wrote:
My next thought is to use the aircraft button, but
with a tiny
transmitter/battery mounted on the wheel, with a receiver mounted under
the steering column with a keying relay. Hit the button, the relay
turns on, let up, the relay releases.
Perhaps a near-IR LED with a 555 and a 9V battery would work for the
"transmitter"? Somewhere I have some plans filed away for something
similar. Depending on the output of the LED, and sensitivity of the IR
transistor used by the detector circuit, you might not be able to key
while making a turn, but then how often would you need to do that?
-Toth