electronics for a diy ribbon controller

[Paul Perry]

At 12:13 AM 25/02/98 EST, Randy Puentstein wrote:
>Greetings,
>After fumbling around with a 2 foot long piece of metal, a bit of vhs tape,

>correct way to wire one of these things??   Also, how can I get an "s-trig"
>(zero resistance) whenever the tape connects with the metal?  

.......well there is a non-electronic solution possibly.....
if the whole bottom metal bar were hinged on a spring or resilient support
then you could put a micro switch underneath so that pressing down on the
structure 
closed a switch contact, giving the requires s-trig

happy hacking from paul perry melbourne australia 
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