Re: beginners question

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:40:59 -0800, in sci.electronics.design Bob
Stephens <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On 22 Dec 2005 13:52:42 -0800, amiller wrote:
>
>> I have started adapting my daughters toys for external switches so she
>> is able to operate them. She has Spinal Muscular Atrophy which limits
>> her movement to hands and feet. So far it has been very simple,
>> soldering wire to whatever existing switch is in her toy and running
>> the wire out to a 1/8 plug.
>>
>> She has several toys that operate on multiple internal switches and
>> each switch does something different. For example a doll that says
>> something different when you touch the left hand verses the right hand.
>> What do I need to do create one switch that cycles through all the
>> abilities or switches of a single toy. I can imagine a setup that with
>> each click of her switch the toy cyles through all the actions: left
>> hand, right hand, left foot, right foot. Also if you guys have any
>> advice on learning more design in general I would appreciate it.
>
>Sounds like a worthy project, and I'll be happy to help if I can. Would she
>be able to operate a small keypad with buttons on it? Something like the 4
>arrows for channel and volume on a TV remote comes to mind.
>
>
>Bob
yep, a good project.
just been surfing, and was looking at non USENETstuff like
http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/

That's an "audio " forum.It's a typical but very focused forum
There are probably similar focused forums that might be suitable for
the OP.
But I don't know how I would find them, google is such a pain in the
arse these days.

Just searching for a data *** never takes you to the source of the
data*** on the first page anymore, just internet xerox machines

Oh, for a directory of the internet :-(, without popups. Or just
yellow pages, in black and white!




martin
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