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Article #2639Re: Proximity detectors, flash pots, smoke pots, radio control
From: David J Bell
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 19:27
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 19:27
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Easiest and cheapest way I can think of is to go to the nearest discount home center and pick up some infrared motion detector-controlled outdoor lights. (Due to the large numbers sold, the full floodlight kit is actually cheaper than the detector module itself!) I would install one of the flood lamps as usual, and wire out from the other port on the box to the pyro effects. You could wire a squib directly to the 120 volt line, but better, add a small transformer (~12 V) and burn the squib(s) with the output from that. The remaining lamp would just be part of the effect, as well as providing a proper series resistance to the detector module. The low voltage would also then be useable to power a short-range FM transmitter for the alarm. Dave
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!mcdphx!udc!motcsd!apple!portal!cup.portal.com!dbell From: dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.pyrotechnics Subject: Re: Proximity detectors, flash pots, smoke pots, radio control Message-ID: <57087@cup.portal.com> Date: 8 Apr 92 19:27:32 GMT References: <1992Apr8.042111.4346@cco.caltech.edu> Distribution: na Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 16