Tilt Ball Switch current
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Tilt Ball Switch current
Do you know how much current can be handled by the tilt ball switch?
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Re: Tilt Ball Switch current
Hi NeonGlass,
This tilt-ball tutorial: http://www.ladyada.net/learn/sensors/tilt.html indicates 5-mA max.
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John
This tilt-ball tutorial: http://www.ladyada.net/learn/sensors/tilt.html indicates 5-mA max.
Your 'handle' brings to mind many pleasant memories.
John
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Re: Tilt Ball Switch current
I guess I'll have to add some MOSFETs to the circuit then.
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Re: Tilt Ball Switch current
http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Sens ... h%20AT.pdf
After you install a Chinese font pack (for reasons passing understanding...) you'll find it's rated for <6mA 24VDC. Since that less-than sign scares me we'll call it 5mA @ 24V, which is 120mW. Re-rate or de-rate your amps based on the voltage where appropriate.
Note I'm not advising you to convert to watts for everything out there. But a little ball sensor that's basically just a dumb switch that's either on or off? You're probably OK in this case.
After you install a Chinese font pack (for reasons passing understanding...) you'll find it's rated for <6mA 24VDC. Since that less-than sign scares me we'll call it 5mA @ 24V, which is 120mW. Re-rate or de-rate your amps based on the voltage where appropriate.
Note I'm not advising you to convert to watts for everything out there. But a little ball sensor that's basically just a dumb switch that's either on or off? You're probably OK in this case.
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Re: Tilt Ball Switch current
Hi NeonGlass,
Are these for your SpokePOV project? How do you plan to use them?
John
Yes, they can certainly drive FET gates.neonglass wrote:I guess I'll have to add some MOSFETs to the circuit then.
Are these for your SpokePOV project? How do you plan to use them?
John
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