Possibly goofy idea...

[Curtin, Steven D (Steven)]

I had a lot of trouble getting touch switches to work, it would be great if
PAiA had a touch switch experimenter's kit which is just the touch switch
array from the programmable drum set with logic outputs.

Steve C

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Steven Curtin  
Lucent Technologies Microelectronics
ph: (732)949-4404   fax: (732)949-6711
http://curtin.emf.org
sdcurtin at lucent.com
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> From: 	tomg[SMTP:efm3 at mediaone.net]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, May 10, 2000 5:58 PM
> To: 	synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl; chordman at flash.net
> Subject: 	Re: Possibly goofy idea...
> 
> Hi Scott, paia made a programmable drum machine that used
> these things. and if I remember they were just etched into the
> board and the lacquered. I've got it around here somewhere
> on paper. Maybe Anders has a pdf. Let me know if you 
> can't find it and I'll warm up the scanner.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> > Touch switches!  Didn't I read here that a CMOS gate input can
> > work as a touch switch?  If so, are there biasing requirements?
> > ESD protection things?  Output conditioning?  Could I make the 
> > pads by etching a board and coating it with clear lacquer?
> > 
> 
>