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GTSSportCoupe
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Posts: 1626 Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:14 amLocation: Victoria BC, Canada
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by GTSSportCoupe Fri Aug 06, 2004 5:16 pm
Cool little page on Toyota Inclinometers:
<a href='
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks ... eter.shtml ' target='_blank'>
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks ... r.shtml</a >
I learned a couple more things:
- That 30 degrees reading = 0.5G. (it couples as a G meter)
- It can be modified to show steeper angles than 30 degrees
Now I can see how many Gs I can pull around a corner with my Kumho Ecsta Supras
. Don't know if I will try any hills steep than 30 degrees though.
Current:
sacwac
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Posts: 152 Joined: Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:35 pm
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by sacwac Fri Aug 06, 2004 8:49 pm
YIKES!!!! I'd hate to be the driver in that car with the inclinometer at 50 degrees!
http://www.sparkfun.com sells some of Analog Devices' accelerometers. They could easily be interfaced with a PIC, and you'd have a digital inclinometer.... I like the looks of the analog one though!
GTSSportCoupe
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Posts: 1626 Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:14 amLocation: Victoria BC, Canada
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by GTSSportCoupe Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:29 pm
Soooo many project ideas, but soooo little time...
I never seem to find time to do my own projects.
Cool having another 'geek' on the board
Current:
. Don't know if I will try any hills steep than 30 degrees though.
I never seem to find time to do my own projects.