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From: jad@dayton.UUCP (John A. Deters)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Pressure sensing
Message-ID: <4738@dayton.UUCP>
Date: 20 Apr 88 01:40:00 GMT
References: <1368@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> <1740@ritcsh.UUCP>
Reply-To: jad@dayton.UUCP (John A. Deters)
Organization: Dayton-Hudson Dept. Store Co.
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Keywords: transducer, pressure, sensor, circuit

A cheap* transducer can be made from the anti-static foam
that many CMOS chips come packed in.  If you are looking purely
for detection and not measurement, you might consider it.
It decreases in resistance with compression.

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-john deters                     Dayton Hudson Department Store Company
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