rubbery ruler & 555 sites

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I came across a couple of internet sites that could be of
interest here - to interface stuff with Basic Stamp.

The rubbery ruler design is of a variable capacitor made of
spring conductors - they claim .1% accuracy over 250% stretch.

Could be part of a position or force transducer.

"Rubbery Ruler Capacitor (Brochure)"

http://www.ph.unimelb.edu.au/researchgroups/rubberyruler/brochure.html

For 555 aficionados.... and lots of basic electronics on root pages...

"555 Timer?"

http://www3.ncsu.edu/ECE480/480_555.htm

Or combine a rubbery ruler with a 555 and get a timed output
pulse which responds to position or force...

Have fun...

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