??? 01/23/10 17:35 Read: times |
#172681 - possibly ???? Responding to: ???'s previous message |
before LEDs became economically feasible we used "flip-dots" which is a metal semicircle that is held in either position by one of two magnets. To flip it you energize a coil arounr the appropiate magnet ONCE and the black or yellow side of the semicircle will show.
Erik |
Topic | Author | Date |
Low power indication | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
By a blinking LED with very low duty cycle... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Some more information | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
A few days, or even more... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Scheme... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Thank you | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Choice of LED | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
can be "Electrochromatic (electrochromic) display"? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Comms interface? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
LCD? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
10000 Hours... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Rightly Put | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Why not? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Not to knock it... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Language barrier... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
possibly ???? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
flipdot | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
spare part | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
After all this discussion... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Yes, LCD is highly recommended | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
often more than a dot is available | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
but O/P didn't mention any LCD ;-( | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
No ... but someone else did | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
"Bistable" LCDs - "Cholesteric" | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
What you want is... | 01/01/70 00:00 |