Ack, hang on.  Just realized that the car could be parked
on an incline when being towed, and the tilt switches
would not do well in that case.  Ignore this option 8-O.

-Neil.



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[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Pic Dude
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:52 AM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [EE]:Tilt sensor


How about a pair of simple mercury tilt-switches?
-Neil.



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[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Alan B. Pearce
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 6:17 AM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [EE]:Tilt sensor


Check out the Analog Devices accelerometer series, specifically the ADXL202
devices and their application notes. They will do this for you.

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