Hi Chris, You might try getting a small glass tube, heating it till it bends a bit, and then sealing one end with some epoxy resin, then putting a drop of mercury in it, and sealing the other end with resin with a couple of bare tips of wire poking thru the resin. If the slightly U-shaped tube is moved to one side then depending on the degree of bend the mercury will roll to the end with the wires and close a circuit between them. You can make the angle of bend suit your purposes. Just remember that Mercury is poisonous (actually it is the compounds of mercury that are poisonous I think, but I would still exercise caution). Make sure the tube is well sealed. I believe this kind of mercury switch is used in some car alarms. Best wishes, - Miriam At 04:24 PM 01/12/1999 -0500, Chris Thompson wrote: >Can anyone suggest a source for small accelerometers and/or a development >kit which might get you up and running quickly? I am interested in devices >which can be worn unobtrusively or embedded in clothing and measurements >collected with minimal interfacing electronics. Most devices I have come >across thus far require significant signal conditioning to be useful. > >thanks, >-chris thompson > Work like you don't need the money. > Love like you've never been hurt. > Dance like nobody's watching. > Pray like there's no tomorrow. > > >-- >Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of >"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to>Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://werple.net.au/~miriam/ Virtual Reality Association (VRA) Melbourne, Australia http://www.vr.org.au/ -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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