Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hey
according to the scematics off the sillicon mallet there is some sort invertor
function for the fsr 
I'm also very curious how it works but it's a lack off time to really figure
it out

good luck BERK!

>-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: "Dave B" <bongo2001@yahoo.com>
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:57:50 -0000
>Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Thoughts on interfaces.
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "superwolle70" 
><superwolle70@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hm, I am really no talented tech, but reading the first 
>> page of the FSR doc tells me that the higher the force, 
>> the higher the resistance.
>
>Actually it's just the opposite.  The harder you press on them the 
>less the resistance.
>
>> So technically naive as I am I could imagine that a 
>> permanent voltage runs through the SDX pads and when 
>> hitting the pad we get a voltage holler instead of a 
>> pulse. Is that possible?
>
>You get a sudden drop in resistance.  That can be converted to a 
>voltage spike, vaguely similar to what a piezo produces.  There's a 
>circuit in the FSR pdf from earlier in the thread (page 23?) that 
>does that.  
>
>Dave
>
>P.S.  This is my third attempt to post a response to this. Is anyone 
>else having posting issues?
>
>


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