ZX-TEAM meeting and Webcam

From: Glen Goodwin <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed Mar 20 23:31:25 2002

> From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>

> Glen Goodwin wrote:
>
> > 1 -- Build an interface for every device under the sun, including the
> > toilet seat.
>
> That is easy -- a micro switch ...

Not as easy as you might think. You want it to flush when you get up, but
not when you sit down, or when the seat is unoccupied . . .

> now how do you tell if the ROLL is
> almost empty ?

This one *is* easy: the holder must be spring-loaded. As the amount of
paper on the roll decreases, and the roll becomes lighter, the roll and
holder will be pulled toward the spring, eventually closing a micro switch
;>)

Glen
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Received on Wed Mar 20 2002 - 23:31:25 GMT