[OLPC-SF] OLPC sensor assembly

[Cherry Withers]

Hi Nick,

My response was stuck on my draft folder. Thought I hit the "send" button
already. My apologies for a belated "Thank you!" for this information.
It is valuable information and I am grateful for it.

Sameer or others,

Please let me know if you'd still like combine efforts to purchase this
things in bulk. I can place the orders and distribute them in our Feb/March
meeting.

Best,
Cherry

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:55 AM, Nicholas Doiron
<nickd at codeforamerica.org>wrote:

>
> At Saturday's meeting there were a lot of questions about assembling
> sensors for the microphone port on XO laptops.
> I found some parts online, but I can't confirm them yet. These look like
> the right plugs. I including shipping to SF in the cost.
>
> - Cable already assembled - I believe you can split them into two plugs,
> and use the + and - wires
> -- $40.60 for 25 units = 50 plugs:
> http://www.pchcables.com/6fo3mocamama.html
>
> - Plug unassembled (unscrew the housing and solder wires to + and -
> terminals, reattach housing and add alligator clips):
> -- $23.52 for 50 plugs: http://www.bgmicro.com/audca110.aspx
> -- What it looks like inside: http://bit.ly/zC5Wai
>
> Now you have wires to measure resistance. Claudia from OLPC showed me
> dozens of projects that take aluminum foil and everyday materials to make
> switches and homemade things like this chair-folding sensor:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiayiti/6385952399/in/photostream You could
> also use assorted resistors to play Memorize with Sensors:
> http://mapadelsur.blogspot.com/2011/10/memorize-sensors-explained.html
>
> DigiKey is recommended for more scientific sensors:
> Temperature:
> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?x=0&y=0&lang=en&site=us&KeyWords=317-1258-ND+
> Light:
> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=PDV-P9203-ND
> Magnetism:
> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?x=0&y=0&lang=en&site=us&KeyWords=HE502-ND
>
> Regards,
> Nick Doiron
>
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