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ScottMaurer19 wrote:
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Unome wrote: That's... a sensor, right?
That.... would be correct... PM2017, I really don't know what gets into your head sometimes. (Great, now I've successfully referred to my username in the second person... Brilliant.)

More importantly, would a not gate be considered a sensor? I think I've just had a stroke of genius.
IMO a switch wouldn't be a sensor. Depends the kind of gate...
Something like this: http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/logic/logic_4.html
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PM2017 wrote:
ScottMaurer19 wrote:
PM2017 wrote: That.... would be correct... PM2017, I really don't know what gets into your head sometimes. (Great, now I've successfully referred to my username in the second person... Brilliant.)

More importantly, would a not gate be considered a sensor? I think I've just had a stroke of genius.
IMO a switch wouldn't be a sensor. Depends the kind of gate...
Something like this: http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/logic/logic_4.html
That would be iffy
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ScottMaurer19 wrote:
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ScottMaurer19 wrote: IMO a switch wouldn't be a sensor. Depends the kind of gate...
Something like this: http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/logic/logic_4.html
That would be iffy
What did you have in mind when you said depends on the gate?
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PM2017 wrote:
ScottMaurer19 wrote:
That would be iffy
What did you have in mind when you said depends on the gate?
I wasn't sure what you were referring to as a "gate"
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I’m sorry, but please clarify this for me because I thought I saw this in the rules but now I can’t find it- are we required to have some type of timer? Or isn’t it just for bonus points? Will we be penalized in any way for not having a timer?
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Ash123 wrote:I’m sorry, but please clarify this for me because I thought I saw this in the rules but now I can’t find it- are we required to have some type of timer? Or isn’t it just for bonus points? Will we be penalized in any way for not having a timer?
It is for bonus points. Inherently, bonus points are worth the same as regular points, so you will be penalized in the sense that you don't get the points. But it won't be a violation or any penalty.
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Is a zener diode or a capacitor in conjunction with a relay switch considered a "sensor?"
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aniSUKSatCHEM wrote:Is a zener diode or a capacitor in conjunction with a relay switch considered a "sensor?"
Would the zener diode be reading some chemical trigger? In general, i'd stay away from anything electrical being the result of your chemical timer based on the faq, as anything that senses is a sensor.
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Has anyone managed to get a chemical timer to work consistently? I tried using the balloon inflating task with baking soda and vinegar, but that varied from taking 30 seconds to 10 minutes.... I don't even know if the chemical timer is worth it, I remember seeing something from Scott saying that chemical timers are a trap. :cry:
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scioly2012 wrote:Has anyone managed to get a chemical timer to work consistently? I tried using the balloon inflating task with baking soda and vinegar, but that varied from taking 30 seconds to 10 minutes.... I don't even know if the chemical timer is worth it, I remember seeing something from Scott saying that chemical timers are a trap. :cry:
They are definitely worth it, but should NOT be your first priority. They are very difficult to finish and consume quite a bit of time. (also, your baking soda/vinegar task, if done properly should not take that long)
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