I think you'll also find that the remote controlled cars like that don't
get very good range and have very poor selectivity. Plus the remotes
usually look hokey :)
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Giles Honeycutt wrote:
>
> Al,
> Well, I went by Radio Shack.
> I looked at the door chime.  It looks like it could be a quick and dirty
> solution.  I am considering buying one.  but I also saw a remote control car
> for $10.00  It has only one button, you press it and it goes forward.  You
> let up and press it again and it goes backward and starts turning.  Very
> simple, but I think one problem would be the receiver circuit is probably
> not optimized for ON ALL THE TIME operation, and would run the battery down.
>   While the 19.99 remote door chime is.  You have opened one of them up, is
> their any difficult chips to obtain?  Could I use it as template for a
> design?
> Best regards,
> Giles
>

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