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RickDIII:
--- Quote from: NiN^_^NiN on November 23, 2005, 01:18:40 am ---I wouldnt worry about the HDD it can take alot of punishment :p i use a standard desktop 3.5" hdd in my car everyday for my carpc and people use it for there carpc's whent he 4WD so a lil hit from the side of a cab will wreck a harddrive then you got screwed over
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Martoon:
It seems to me the best solution would be an accelerometer. These are the same cheap devices used in car alarms and the tilt sensor in some handheld games (like Kirby's Tilt'n'Tumble on the Gameboy). They tell you exactly how hard something is being tilted or nudged, so for a pinball sim, you could get physically accurate results for how the ball should respond. I'm actually really surprised that Visual Pinball doesn't support something like this.
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I have also been alerted to these.
They have 4 prongs inserted in a bubble of fluid. as the fluid moves ot changes the capacitance.
They are only 5 bucks too.
http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G15429&variation=&aitem=8&mitem=12
Dual axis electrolytic tilt sensor type SP5010-A-006 is similar to the SP5000 shown on the Spectron Website (http://www.spectronsensors.com).
The sensor features 5 PC board pins and a special liquid electrolyte housed in a .433" diamter x .865" glass cylinder. The electrolyte used in these sensors is an alcohol based fluid, contains no heavy metalss, and is non-corrosive. These sensors are used in oceanographic, aerospace, medical, GPS, etc., applications. There is a circuit on the WEB of an RC helicopter which uses one of these to provide information on tilt as it is flying. These sensors are very unique and are hard to find on the surplus market. Brand new - no data supplied. Has factory label SP5010-A-006. Check out our incredible price! G15429